GENERAL PART

SECTION XIII. CRIMES AGAINST STATE POWER

CHAPTER 32 Crimes Against Justice

Article 345. Impeding Exercise Justice, Inquiry and Preliminary Investigation

(1) Interference in activity of the Court in order to impede the process of exercising justice , is punishable by a fine in the amount of 500 to 1000 times the minimum monthly wage, or correctional labor for up to 2 years or confinement for a period of 3 to 6 months, or imprisonment for up to 2 years.

(2) Unlawful pressure on an investigator or prosecutor in order to obstruct the process of detailed, complete and impartial investigation,- is punishable by a fine in the amount of 500 to 1000 times the minimum monthly wage, or correctional labor for up to 2 years, or up to 6 months of confinement, or deprivation of freedom for up to 2 years.

(3) The actions specified by Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the present article committed by a person using his official position,- are punishable by imprisonment for a period of 2 to 5 years with or without deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or be engaged in certain activities for up to 3 years.

GENERAL PART

SECTION XIII. CRIMES AGAINST STATE POWER

CHAPTER 32 Crimes Against Justice

Article 356. Threat or Forcible Actions In Regard to a Judge, Assessor, Prosecutor, Investigator, Bailiff, Advocate, Expert, Interpreter, Employee of Tax Bodies

(1) Threat of murder, violence, damaging or destroying property applied in relation to a judge, people's assessor, prosecutor, investigator, bailiff, advocate, expert, interpreter, employee of tax bodies or their relatives in connection with conducting preliminary investigation, examination of a case or execution of a sentence, court decision,-is punishable by correctional labor for up to 2 years or deprivation of freedom for up to 3 years.

(2) Using violence not endangering the life or health of the people pointed in paragraph 1 of the present article in connection with conducting preliminary investigation, examination of a case, or execution of a sentence, court judgment or any other judicial act, is punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of 2 to 5 years.

(3) The actions specified in paragraphs 1 or 2 of the present article, committed with violence endangering for the life and health,- are punishable by imprisonment for a period of 5 to 8 years.

Article 357. Trespass to the Life of a Person Administering Justice or Conducting Preliminary Investigation

Trespass to the life of a judge, assessor or other persons who participate in administering justice, as well as prosecutor, investigator, attorney, expert, bailiff and their close relatives, connected with examination of cases, preliminary investigation, execution of a sentence, judgment or other judicial acts with the purpose of hindering lawful activity of these persons,- is punishable by imprisonment for a period of 10 to 20 years.

Article 70
Offences against the administration of justice
1. The Court shall have jurisdiction over the following offences against its administration of justice when committed intentionally:
(d) Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court for the purpose of forcing or persuading the official not to perform, or to perform improperly, his or her duties