PART II – OFFENCES AND JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF MAURITIUS

7. Contempt of International Criminal Court

(1) Any person who, in relation to any proceedings before the International Criminal Court –
(a) gives false testimony when under an obligation, pursuant to Article 69, paragraph 1 of the Statute, to tell the truth;
(b) presents evidence that he knows is false or forged;
(c) corruptly influences a witness, obstructs or interferes with the attendance or testimony of a witness, retaliates against a witness for giving testimony or destroys, tampers with or interferes with the collection of evidence;
(d) impedes or intimidates an official of the International Criminal Court for the purpose of forcing or persuading the official not to perform, or to perform improperly, his duties;
(e) retaliates against an official of the International Criminal Court on account of duties performed by that or another official

shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 50,000 rupees and to penal servitude for a term not exceeding 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.