'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' in document 'Ghana - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART IV—OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, HEALTH AND MORALITY

CHAPTER 4—OFFENCES CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Perjury and Similar Offences

Section 215—Deceit of Court by Personation etc.

Whoever with intent to defeat, obstruct, or pervert the course of justice, or to defraud or injure any person endeavours of justice, or to defraud or injure any person endeavours to deceive any court, or any judicial officer by personation, or by any false instrument, document, seal, or signature, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

PART IV—OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, HEALTH AND MORALITY

CHAPTER 4—OFFENCES CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Perjury and Similar Offences

Section 217—Causing Witness to Disobey Summons.

Whoever in any manner wilfully causes any person to disobey any summons, process, or order lawfully issued or made for his attendance as a witness in any judicial proceeding, or for the production by him of any written or other evidence in any judicial proceeding, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

PART IV—OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, HEALTH AND MORALITY

CHAPTER 4—OFFENCES CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Perjury and Similar Offences

Section 218—Causing Person to Refrain from Giving Evidence on Criminal Trial.

Whoever with intent to defeat, obstruct, or pervert the course of justice at the trial of any person for any crime, in any manner causes any person to refrain from giving evidence at such trial, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

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