'Presenting false or forged evidence' in document 'Saint Lucia - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER TWO
Offences

PART IV
OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Perjury and Related Offences

Fabricating false evidence
384. A person fabricates false evidence —
(a) if he or she causes any circumstance to exist; or
(b) makes any false entry in any book, accounts, or records; or
(c) makes any document containing a false statement ; or
(d) forges any document;
with intent to mislead any public officer, Judge, Magistrate, or juror acting in any judicial proceedings.


Fabricating false evidence punishable like perjury
385. Any person who fabricates false evidence with intent to defeat, obstruct, or pervert the course of justice in any proceeding is liable to the same punishment as if he or she had committed perjury in that proceeding.

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