'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 '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

Tampering With Evidence
Article 236

(1) Whoever makes a witness or a court witness give a false testimony in court, minor offence, administrative or disciplinary proceedings before the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina by use of threat or any other form of force or promise of a gift or some other benefit,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term between six months and five years.
(2) Whoever, with the aim of preventing or hampering the collection of evidence in court, minor offence, administrative or disciplinary proceedings before the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, conceals, destroys, damages or renders unserviceable, someone else's object or documents that may be used as evidence,
shall be punished by a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.

SPECIAL PART

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

Obstruction of Justice
Article 241

a) Whoever uses physical force, threats or intimidation or the promise, offering or giving of undue advantage to induce false testimony or to interfere in the giving of testimony or the production of evidence in a criminal proceedings conducted pursuant to the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term between one and ten years.
b) Whoever uses physical force, threats or intimidation to interfere with the exercise of official duties by a judge, prosecutor or law enforcement official person in relation to a criminal proceedings conducted pursuant to the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not less than three years.

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