'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 'Guyana - Criminal Law'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART IV
OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

TITLE 21
Perjury and Similar Offences

330. Conspiracy to obstruct the course of justice.

Everyone who conspires with any person to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of justice shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and liable to imprisonment for two years.

PART IV
OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

TITLE 21
Perjury and Similar Offences

331. Attempt to obstruct the course of justice.

Everyone who wilfully attempts in any way, though not otherwise criminal, to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of justice or the administration of the law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and liable to imprisonment for one year.

PART IV
OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

TITLE 21
Perjury and Similar Offences

332. Corrupt interference with conduct of witness or juror.

Everyone who—

(a) dissuades or attempts to dissuade any person, by any threat, bribe, or other corrupt means, from giving evidence in any cause or matter, whether civil or criminal ; or
(b) influences or attempts to influence by any threat, bribe, or other corrupt means, any juror in his conduct as juror, whether he has been sworn as a juror or not ; or
(c) accepts any bribe or other corrupt consideration to abstain from giving evidence in any cause or matter, whether civil or criminal, or on account of his conduct as a juror,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and liable to imprisonment for two 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