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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1] [2] [3]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Book Two
Felonies, Misdemeanors, Obscenities and its Punishments

Section One
Felonies and Miedemeanots Against Public Interest

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE : Misleading the justice (Judicial Machinery)

Article 374 :

A person who for the purpose of misleading the justice changes the conditions of persons, places or materials or conceals the evidence of crime, or presents wrong information about the crime while being aware of its untruthfulness, shall be sentenced to short imprisonment of not less than three Months or cash fine of not less than three thousand and not more than twelve thousand Afghanis.

Book Two
Felonies, Misdemeanors, Obscenities and its Punishments

Section One
Felonies and Miedemeanots Against Public Interest

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE : Misleading the justice (Judicial Machinery)

Article 376 :

(1) A person who, for the purpose of misleading the judicial machiney embezzles, conceals, or destroys an object or a document presented to officers of law or court, shall be sentenced to short imprisonment of not less than three months and shall be fined an amount not exceeding five thousand Afghanis.

(2) If the offender of the crime specified under the above paragraph is an official of public services, such that the objects are entrusted to him or by virtue of his occupation he becomes the trustee, he shall be sentenced to long imprisonment of not more than seven years.

Book Two
Felonies, Misdemeanors, Obscenities and its Punishments

Section One
Felonies and Miedemeanots Against Public Interest

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
False Testimony

Article 385 :

The following persons shall be sentenced to the anticipated punishment of false testimony :

1. A person who compells a witness through coercion, seduction, or any other moans to present false testimony oven-though his intended aim is not fulfilled.

2. A person who as a result of a promise, gift, or deceit, abstains from presenting testimony.

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