PART II FELONIES

Chapter 12. Felonies against public authority

Section 132 a.

Any person who by means of violence, threats, damage or other unlawful conduct aimed at a participator in the administration of justice or any of his next-of-kin

a) abehaves in such a way as is likely to influence the participator to perform or omit to perform an act, task or service in connection with a criminal or civil case, or
b) retaliates for any act, task or service which the participator has performed in connection with a criminal or civil case
shall be liable to a penalty for obstruction of the administration of justice.

A participator in the administration of justice means any person who

a) has reported a criminal matter or has brought an action in a civil case,
b) has made a statement to the police or to the court,
c) works or performs a service for the police, the prosecuting authority, the court or the correctional services,
d) is a defence counsel, counsel for the aggrieved person or legal representative, or
e) is considering the performance of such an act or the undertaking of such a task or such a service.

Any person who aids and abets such an offence shall be liable to the same penalty.

Obstruction of the administration of justice shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years. If the act is committed under especially aggravating circumstances, a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years may be imposed. In deciding whether especially aggravating circumstances subsist, particular importance shall be attached to whether the offence has endangered any person's life or health, has been committed on more than one occasion, or by two or more persons jointly, or is of a systematic or organized nature.

Grossly negligent obstruction of the administration of justice shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding five 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