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SPECIAL PART
Chapter XV
Crimes Against the Purity of State Administration, the Administration of Justice and Public Life
Title VI
Crimes Against the Administration of Justice
Subornation to Giving False Evidence
Section 242
The person who strives to persuade another person to give false evidence in criminal or civil proceedings, commits a misdemeanour, and shall be punishable with imprisonment of up to two years,
(1) Any person who attempts to persuade another person to give false testimony in a criminal case is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment not to exceed three years, or if committed in a civil proceeding the perpetrator is guilty of misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment not to exceed two years.
(2) Any person committing subornation of perjury in a disciplinary, infraction or arbitration case or any other judicial proceeding shall be punished by imprisonment not to exceed one year, work in community service or a fine.
SPECIAL PART
Chapter XV
Crimes Against the Purity of State Administration, the Administration of Justice and Public Life
Title VI
Crimes Against the Administration of Justice
Obstruction of Justice
Section 242/A
(1) Any person who attempts by force or threat of force to prevent another person in the free exercise of his lawful rights in a court or other judicial proceeding, or induces him to neglect his duties is guilty of obstruction of justice.
(2) When obstruction of justice is committed in connection with a criminal case, it is punishable by imprisonment not exceeding five years ; if the criminal case involves a crime that carries a life sentence, the punishment shall be imprisonment between two to eight years.
(3) When obstruction of justice is committed in connection with a civil case or with a disciplinary, infraction or arbitration case or any other judicial proceeding, the punishment shall be imprisonment not exceeding three years, and if the subject matter of the case involves substantial value or some other great interest, the punishment shall be imprisonment not exceeding five years.
SPECIAL PART
Chapter XV
Crimes Against the Purity of State Administration, the Administration of Justice and Public Life
Title VI
Crimes Against the Administration of Justice
Obstruction of Justice in International Court
Section 249/B
The provisions of Sections 233, 234, 236-238, and Sections 240-244 shall apply when the acts defined therein are committed in the course of or in connection with proceedings of an international criminal court installed under international convention promulgated by an act, or under a statutory resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council, or by the Court of the European Communities.
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