'Presenting false or forged evidence' in document 'Fiji - Crimes decree 2009'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER III — CRIMINAL OFFENCES

PART 11 — OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAWFUL AUTHORITY

Division 1 — Corruption and the Abuse of Office

Sub-Division f — Perjury And False Statements And Declarations

Fabricating evidence

184. A person commits a summary offence if he or she, with intent to mislead any tribunal in any judicial proceeding—

(a) fabricates evidence by any means other than perjury or subornation of perjury ; or
(b) knowingly makes use of such fabricated evidence.

Penalty — Imprisonment for 7 years.

CHAPTER III — CRIMINAL OFFENCES

PART 11 — OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAWFUL AUTHORITY

Division 1 — Corruption and the Abuse of Office

Sub-Division g — Other Offences Relating to the Aministration of Justice

Conspiracy to defeat justice and interference with witnesses

190. A person commits a summary offence if he or she —

(a) conspires with any other person to knowingly and maliciously accuse any person falsely of any crime ; or
(b) conspires to do anything to obstruct, prevent, pervert or defeat the course of justice ; or
(c) in order to obstruct the due course of justice, dissuades, hinders or prevents any person lawfully bound to appear and give evidence as a witness from appearing and giving evidence, or endeavours to do so ; or
(d) obstructs or in any way interferes with or knowingly prevents the execution of any legal process (civil or criminal) ;
(e) in any way obstructs, prevents, perverts or defeats, or attempts to obstruct, prevent, pervert or defeat, the course of justice.

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:
(b) Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged