CAMBODIA – CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

BOOK 5 JUDGMENTS

TITLE 1 - Judgment of Court of the First Instance

CHAPTER 3 - CONFRONTATIONS

SECTION 1: Publicity of Confrontations and conduct of Hearings

Article 320. Offense Committed during the Hearing

If an offense happens during the hearing, the chairman of hearing shall make a record of that offense.
The chairman of hearing may order the arrest and immediately bring the offenders before the prosecutor who shall decide on further actions.

If the offense is a petty offense or misdemeanor, the court may try the offender immediately if requested by the prosecutor and agreed by the offender.

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:
(a) Giving false testimony when under an obligation pursuant to article 69, paragraph 1, to tell the truth;
(b) Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged;
(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;
(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;
(e) Retaliating against an official of the Court on account of duties performed by that or another official;
(f) Soliciting or accepting a bribe as an official of the Court in connection with his or her official duties.