Serbia

Criminal Code

GENERAL PART

CHAPTER THIRTY
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST THE JUDICIARY

Perjury
Article 335

(1) A witness, expert witness, translator or interpreter who gives false testimony before a court, in disciplinary, misdemeanour or administrative proceeding or other procedure established by law,
shall be punished by imprisonment up to three years.

(2) The penalty specified in paragraph 1 of this Article shall also be imposed on the party who, during presentation of evidence by testimony of parties in judicial or administrative proceedings, gives a false statement and such statement serves as grounds for disposition in such proceedings.

(3) If perjury is committed in criminal proceedings or under oath, the offender shall be punished by imprisonment of three months to five years.

(4) If the offences specified in paragraph 3 resulted in particularly grave consequences for the accused, the offender shall be punished by imprisonment of one to eight years.

(5) The offender who voluntarily revokes false testimony prior to final disposition may be remitted from punishment.

Subornation of Perjury
Article 336

(1) Whoever gives or makes the promise of a gift or other benefit to a witness or an expert witness or any other party to the proceedings conducted before a court or other state authority or whoever forces or threatens any such person with the intent that such person affect the outcome of the proceedings by giving false testimony or by not giving testimony
shall be punished with imprisonment of six months to five years and a fine.

(2) Whoever with intent to prevent or hinder substantiation conceals, destroys, damages, or makes partially or completely unusable a document or any other item serving as a proofshall be punished with imprisonment of three months to three years and a fine.

(3) The penalty specified in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be also imposed on whoever removes, destroys, damages, moves or relocates a boundary stone, a soil survey sign or any other mark indicating ownership of real property or easement for use of water, or who with same intent falsely places such mark.

If the offence specified in paragraph 2 is committed in criminal proceedings, the offender shall be punished by imprisonment of six months to five years and a fine.

Keywords

Offences against administration of justice



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