'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 'Samoa- Crimes Act 2013'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART V
PARTIES TO THE COMMISSION OF OFFENCES

37. Accessory after the fact -

(b) tampers or otherwise interferes directly or indirectly with any evidence against him or her, for the purpose of enabling that person to avoid arrest or conviction or escape from arrest.

PART XIX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

222. Contempt of Court-

(1) If any person:

(a) assaults, threatens, intimidates, or wilfully insults a Judge, or any Registrar, or any officer of the court, or any assessor, or any witness, during his or her sitting or attendance in court, or in going to or returning from the court; or
(b) wilfully interrupts or obstructs the proceedings of the court or otherwise misbehaves in court; or
(c) wilfully and without lawful excuse disobeys any order or direction of the court in the course of the hearing of any proceedings,

any constable or officer of the court, with or without the assistance of any other person, may, by order of the Judge, take the offender into custody and detain the person until the rising of the court.

(2) In any such case as aforesaid, the Judge, if he or she thinks fit, may sentence the offender to imprisonment for any period not exceeding three (3) months, or sentence him or her to pay a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for every such offence; and in default of payment of any such fine may direct that the offender be imprisoned for any period not exceeding three (3) months, unless the fine is sooner paid.

(3) Nothing in this section shall limits or affects any power or authority of the court to punish any person for contempt of court in any case to which this section does not apply.

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