1 General Part

CHAPTER V- PUNISHMENTS/SENTENCES

Article 32- Sentence by imprisonment

Imprisonment sentences for offences committed range from five days to twenty-five years.

Imprisonment sentences for criminal contravention range from five days to two years.

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER V- CRIMES AGAINST INDEPENDENCE AND CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER

SECTION I- CRIMES AGAINST INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY


Article 211- Provocation of war

Committing acts with the intent to provoke a war or make the Republic of Albania face the danger of a [military] intervention by foreign powers, is punishable by no less than fifteen years of imprisonment.

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER IX- CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 301- Obstruction of justice in revealing the truth

Committing actions to change the scene where a criminal act was committed by destroying, changing or removing traces or by moving, hiding, annihilating, stealing, falsifying an item or document with the intent of increasing the difficulty on preventing the discovery of a criminal act and its perpetrator, is punishable by a fine or up to three years of imprisonment

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER IX- CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 305- False report

Falsely reporting a crime which has not been committed, or falsely reporting a person who is known that has not committed a crime, as well as fabricating false evidence with the intent of commencing criminal prosecution, is punishable by a fine or up to five years of imprisonment.

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER IX - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 306- Perjury

Perjury made before the organ of criminal prosecution or before the court constitutes criminal contravention and is punishable by a fine or up to one year of imprisonment.

False testimony in court constitutes a criminal contravention and is punished by fine or up to two years of imprisonment.

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER IX - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 308- False translation

Intentional distortion of the content of a document or writing offered for translation by the organs of criminal prosecution or by the court or false translation committed before them, constitutes criminal contravention and is punishable by a fine or up to two years of imprisonment.

When refusal to testify is made for embezzlement or any other interest given or promised, it is punishable by a fine or up to three years of imprisonment.

Article 309- False expertise

Intentional provision of false results in reports by an expert, conducted in writing or verbally before organs of criminal prosecution or before the court is punishable by a fine or up to three years of imprisonment.

When false expertise is provided for embezzlement or any other interest given or promised, it is punishable by a fine or up to five years of imprisonment.

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER IX - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 311- Threat to remain silent

A threat made to a victim of a criminal act to not report, or complain or a threat to withdraw the report or complaint, constitutes criminal contravention and is punishable by a fine or up to two years of imprisonment.

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER IX - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 311- Threat to remain silent

A threat made to a victim of a criminal act to not report, or complain or a threat to withdraw the report or complaint, constitutes criminal contravention and is punishable by a fine or up to two years of imprisonment.

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER IX - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 316- Opposing and assaulting a judge

Opposing violently, assaulting or committing other violent acts against a judge or other members of the trial panel, a prosecutor, defense lawyer, experts, any arbitrator assigned to a case, with the intent to prevent him from carrying out his duty or because of it, is punishable by a fine or up to seven years of imprisonment.

Article 317- Threat to a judge

A threat to a judge, other members of trial panel, prosecutor, defense lawyer, experts, or every arbitrator assigned to a case because of their activity, is punishable by a fine or up to three years of imprisonment.

Article 318- Insulting a judge

Insulting a judge or other members of trial a panel, the prosecutor, the defense lawyer, the experts, or any arbitrator assigned to a case, because of their activity, constitutes criminal contravention and is punishable by a fine or up to two years of imprisonment.