CHAPTER 3
False Evidence, false oath and offences against Shari’ah and Law

70. Concealment of evidence in relation to a capital offence

Where whoever in a proceedings of a capital offence conceals any evidence of the commission of the offence or does any act that prevents any person searching for such evidence to fail in his endeavor or makes a statement with the intention to conceal or to deceive such evidence shall be subjected to a punishment of exile or imprisonment between a period of 2 years and 4 years or to a fine between Mrf. 300.00 and Mrf. 4,000.00.

71. Concealing evidence relating to offence for which punishment is a period of imprisonment or jail exceeding 10 years

Whoever conceals or does any act to prevent such evidence from being produced in relation to an offence for which the punishment prescribed is life imprisonment or life exile or exile or imprisonment for a period exceeding 10 years shall be subjected to exile or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 years or to a fine between Mrf. 200.00 and Mrf. 2,000.00

CHAPTER 3
False Evidence, false oath and offences against Shari’ah and Law

73. Concealment or destruction of document required for justice

Whoever conceals, destroys, puts fire on or loses a document that is required before Judicial proceedings or before a responsible official authorized by Law for the purposes of administering justice and where it is done in defense of the offender or offenders shall be subjected to a punishment of exile or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding Mrf. 500.00.

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