Malawi

Penal Code

PART II
CRIMES

Division II
Offences Against the Administration of Lawful Authority

CHAPTER XI
OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

109. Conspiracy to defeat justice and interference with witnesses
Any person who —

(a) conspires with any other person to accuse any person falsely of any crime or to do anything to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of justice ; or
(b) in order to obstruct the due course of justice, dissuades, hinders or prevents any person lawfully bound to appear and give evidence as a witness from so appearing and giving evidence, or endeavours to do so ; or
(c) obstructs or in any way interferes with or knowingly prevents the execution of any legal process, civil or criminal,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to imprisonment for five years.

Keywords

Offences against administration of justice
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
National penalties - offences against the administration of justice
National penalties - maximum penalty



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