BOOK II
SPECIAL PART

TITLE V
CRIMES OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

Article 281. Bribery

1. Any person who persuades or attempts to persuade another person by means of a gift or promise of material or other gain to practice any of the acts referred to in articles 278 or 279 is punishable with up to 4 years imprisonment or a fine, if such an act is committed.

2. Whenever the acts referred to in articles 278 and 279 do not actually occur, the perpetrator is punishable with up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine

BOOK II
SPECIAL PART

TITLE V
CRIMES OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

Article 283. Coercion against a magistrate

1. Any person who, by means of violence, threat to cause serious harm, or by any other means, acts in such a manner as to prevent a judge or public prosecutor from freely performing his or her duties, is punishable with 1 to 4 years imprisonment.

2. If the perpetrator commits the act by taking advantage of holding a political, public, military or law enforcement office, the penalty is 2 to 8 years imprisonment.

3. If, as a consequence of any conduct described in the previous subarticles, the magistrate commits any omission or act in blatant violation of the law resulting in harm to any third party, the penalty is 3 to 10 years imprisonment.

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