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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1] [2]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

Chapter XVIII. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 373. Compelling to testify

1. Compelling to testify during an interview by means of unlawful actions of a person who conducts the interview or pretrial investigation, -
shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a term up to three years, or imprisonment for the same term.

2. The same actions accompanied with violence or insult in regard to a person without any elements of torture, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to eight years. (Article 373 as amended by Law No 270-VI (270-17) of 15.04.2008)

GENERAL PART

Chapter XVIII. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 386. Preclusion of appearance of a witness, victim or expert, or compulsion to testify or give an opinion
Preclusion of appearance of a witness, victim or expert before a court, pretrial investigation authorities, ad-hoc investigation commissions and ad-hoc special commissions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, or inquiry authorities, or compulsion of the above persons to testify or give an opinion, and also give any knowingly false testimony or opinion, by threats of murder, violence, destruction of property of these persons or their close relatives, or disclosure of defamatory information about them, or tampering with a witness, victim or expert for the same purposes, and also any threats to commit any such actions as a revenge for any previously presented testimony or opinion, -
shall be punishable by a fine of 50 to 300 tax-free minimum incomes, or correctional labor for a term up to two years, or to arrest for a term up to six months.
(Article 386 as amended by Laws No 890-VI (890-17) of 15.01.2009 – the Law has been acknowledged to be unconstitutional by the Decision of the Constitutional Court No 20-рп/ 2009 ( v020p710-09 ) of 10.09.2009

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