'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 'Montenegro - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SPECIAL PART

TITLE THIRTY-ONE
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST JUDICIARY

Interference in Production of Evidence

Article 390
(1) Anyone who gives, offers or promises a gift or other undue advantage to a witness or expert witness or other participant before a court or other state authority or who uses force or threat against him in order for that person to affect the outcome of the proceedings by giving false testimony or by refraining from giving a testimony shall be punished by a prison term from six months to five years.

(2) Anyone who with the intention to prevent or impede production of evidence conceals, destroys, damages, or makes unusable in whole or in part someone else's document or other objects which serve as evidence shall be punished by a fine or a prison term up to one year.

(3) The punishment under para. 2 above shall also apply to anyone who with the intention referred to in para. 2 hereof removes, destroys, damages, moves or relocates a borderline stone, land registry mark or any other mark indicating ownership of real estate or right to the use of water, or a person who fraudulently places such a mark with the same intention.

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