'Presenting false or forged evidence' in document 'Bosnia and Herzegovina- Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SPECIAL PART

XX C H A P T E R T W E N T Y
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

False Information about Criminal Offence
Article 234

(1) Whoever reports a particular person of having perpetrated a criminal offence prescribed by the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, knowing that such person is not the perpetrator,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term between six months and five years.
(2) The punishment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be imposed on whoever forges evidence of a criminal offence or in some other way causes the institution of prosecution for a criminal offence prescribed by the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina against a person whom he knows not to be the perpetrator.
(3) Whoever charges himself with the perpetration of a criminal offence prescribed by the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, although not being the perpetrator of that criminal offence,
shall be punished by a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
(4) The punishment referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article shall be imposed on whoever reports a criminal offence prescribed by the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina although he know that such an offence has not been perpetrated.

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