CAMBODIA – PENAL CODE

BOOK 2 - CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

TITLE 2 - INFRINGEMENT OF JUSTICE

CHAPTER 1 - OFFENCES AGAINST JUDICIAL INSTITUTION

SECTION I - CORRUPTION OF JUDGES


Article 518: Bribery of judges
The direct, indirect or unlawful giving of a gift, offer, promise or benefit to a judge with a view to obtaining from such a judge:

(1) the performance of an act pertaining to his or her function;

(2) the non-performance of an act pertaining to his or her function;

shall be punishable by imprisonment from five to ten years.

SECTION I
CORRUPTION OF JUDGES

Article 517: Bribery by judges
The direct or indirect request or unlawful acceptance of a gift, offer, promise or interest by a judge:

(1) to perform an act pertaining to his or her function;

(2) to refrain from performing an act pertaining to his or her function;

shall be punishable by imprisonment from seven to fifteen years.

Article 518: Bribery of judges
The direct, indirect or unlawful giving of a gift, offer, promise or benefit to a judge with a view to obtaining from such a judge:

(1) the performance of an act pertaining to his or her function;

(2) the non-performance of an act pertaining to his or her function;

shall be punishable by imprisonment from five to ten years.

Article 519: Criminal responsibility of legal entities
Legal entities may be found criminally responsible under Article 42 (Criminal responsibility of legal entities) of this Code for the offences defined in Article 518 (Bribery of judges) of this Code.

Legal entities shall be punishable by a fine from ten million to fifty million Riels and by one or more of the following additional penalties:

(1) dissolution pursuant to Article 170 (Dissolution and liquidation of legal entities) of this Code;

(2) placement under judicial supervision pursuant to Article 171 (Placement under judicial supervision) of this Code;

(3) prohibition from exercising one or more activities pursuant to Article 172 (Prohibition from carrying on activities) of this Code;

(4) disqualification from public tenders pursuant to Article 173 (Disqualification from public tenders) of this Code;

(5) prohibition from making a public offering pursuant to Article 174 (Prohibition from making a public offering) of this Code:

(6) confiscation of the items or funds which were the subject of the offence pursuant
to Article 178 (Ownership, sale and destruction of items confiscated) and Article 179 (Confiscation and rights of third parties) of this Code:

(7) confiscation of the proceeds or property arising out of the offence pursuant to Article 178 (Ownership, sale and destruction of items confiscated) and Article 179 (Confiscation and rights of third parties) of this Code;

(8) publication of sentencing decision pursuant to Article 180 (Publication of decisions) of this Code;

(9) publication of sentencing decision in the print media or broadcasting of sentencing decision by any audio-visual communication pursuant to Article 181 (Broadcasting of decision by audiovisual communication) of this Code.

CAMBODIA – PENAL CODE

BOOK 2 - CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

TITLE 2 - INFRINGEMENT OF JUSTICE

CHAPTER 2 - OFFENCES AGAINST JUDICIAL PROCESSES

SECTION 3 - INTERPRETATION/TRANSLATION AND EXPERT REPORTS

Article 553: Bribery by interpreter/translator

The direct or indirect request or acceptance of a gift, offer. promise or interest by an interpreter/translator in order to misrepresent the substance of the translated words or documents shall be punishable by imprisonment from five to ten years.

CAMBODIA – PENAL CODE

BOOK 2 - CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

TITLE 2 - INFRINGEMENT OF JUSTICE

CHAPTER 2 - OFFENCES AGAINST JUDICIAL PROCESSES

SECTION 3 - INTERPRETATION/TRANSLATION AND EXPERT REPORTS

Article 556: Bribery of expert
The direct or indirect giving of a gift, offer, promise or interest by a person to an expert in order to falsify any data or findings in his or her written report or oral presentation shall be punishable by imprisonment from five to ten 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