'Corruptly influencing a witness, obstructing or interfering with the attendance or testimony of a witness, retaliating against a witness for giving testimony or destroying, tampering with or interfering with the collection of evidence' in document 'Serbia - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

CHAPTER THIRTY
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST THE JUDICIARY

Subornation of Perjury
Article 336

(1) Whoever gives or makes the promise of a gift or other benefit to a witness or an expert witness or any other party to the proceedings conducted before a court or other state authority or whoever forces or threatens any such person with the intent that such person affect the outcome of the proceedings by giving false testimony or by not giving testimony
shall be punished with imprisonment of six months to five years and a fine.

(2) Whoever with intent to prevent or hinder substantiation conceals, destroys, damages, or makes partially or completely unusable a document or any other item serving as a proofshall be punished with imprisonment of three months to three years and a fine.

(3) The penalty specified in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be also imposed on whoever removes, destroys, damages, moves or relocates a boundary stone, a soil survey sign or any other mark indicating ownership of real property or easement for use of water, or who with same intent falsely places such mark.

If the offence specified in paragraph 2 is committed in criminal proceedings, the offender shall be punished by imprisonment of six months to five years and a fine.

GENERAL PART

CHAPTER THIRTY
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST THE JUDICIARY

Obstruction of Justice
Article 336b

1) Whoever encourages others to resist or disobey court decisions or otherwise obstructs court proceedingsshall be punished with imprisonment of up to three years and a fine.

(2) Whoever, through offense, force, threat or in another way hinders or prevents a judge, public prosecutor, deputy public prosecutor or defence counsel in discharging their function,
shall be punished with imprisonment from six months to five years and a fine.

(3) If during commission of the offence referred to in paragraph 2 hereof the offender causes light bodily injury to a judge, a public prosecutor or defence counsel, or a deputy public prosecutor or threatens to use a weapon, shall be punished with imprisonment of one year to eight years.

(4) If during commission of the offence referred to in paragraph 2 hereof the offender inflicts grievous bodily harm on a judge, a public prosecutor or defence counsel, or a deputy public prosecutor, shall be punished with imprisonment of two to ten years.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

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:
(c) Corruptly influencing a witness, obstructing or interfering with the attendance or testimony of a witness, retaliating against a witness for giving testimony or destroying, tampering with or interfering with the collection of evidence