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Article 232. Whoever, by using violence or an illegal threat influences the official functions of a court of justice
shall be subject to the penalty of deprivation of liberty for a term of between 3 months and 5 years.

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Chapter XXX. Offences against the Administration of Justice

Article 233. § 1. Whoever, in giving testimony which is to serve as evidence in court proceedings or other proceedings conducted on the basis of a law, gives false testimony or conceals the truth
shall be subject to the penalty of deprivation of liberty for up to 3 years.

§ 2. The prerequisite to this liability is that the person obtaining the testimony, acting within his competence, shall have warned the person testifying of the penal liability for false testimony or obtained a relevant pledge from the latter.

§ 3. Whoever, being unaware of the right to refuse testimony or answer to questions, gives false testimony because of fear of penal liability threatening himself or his next of kin, shall not liable to the penalty.

§ 4. Whoever, acting as an expert, expert witness or translator, provides a false opinion or translation to be used as in proceedings specified in § 1
shall be subject to the penalty of deprivation of liberty for up to 3 years.

§ 5. The court may apply an extraordinary mitigation of the penalty, or even waive its imposition if :
1) the false testimony, opinion or translation concerns circumstances which cannot
affect the outcome of the case,
2) the perpetrator voluntarily corrects the false testimony, opinion or translation
before even a decision which is not final and valid has been rendered in the
case.

§ 6. The provisions of § 1-3 and 5 shall be applied accordingly to a person providing a false statement if a provision of a law provides for the possibility of obtaining a statement under the threat of penal liability.

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Article 235. Whoever, by fabricating false evidence or by other deceitful measures, directs a prosecution against a specific person for an offence, a contravention or a disciplinary transgression or undertakes such measures in the course of proceedings,
shall be subject to the penalty of deprivation of liberty for up to 3 years.

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Article 245. Whoever uses violence or unlawful threat with a purpose of influencing a witness, expert witness, translator prosecutor or the accused or consequently breaches personal inviolability of such a person
shall be subject to the penalty of deprivation of liberty for a term of between 3 months and 5 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:
(a) Giving false testimony when under an obligation pursuant to article 69, paragraph 1, to tell the truth;
(b) Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged;
(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;
(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;
(e) Retaliating against an official of the Court on account of duties performed by that or another official;
(f) Soliciting or accepting a bribe as an official of the Court in connection with his or her official duties.