Estonia

The Penal Code

Part 2
SPECIAL PART

Chapter 18
OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Division 2
Offences against Person’s Rights in Pre-trial, Extra-Judicial or Court Proceedings

§ 320. False testimony and perjury

(1) A victim or witness who gives knowingly false testimony in a criminal or misdemeanour proceeding or civil or administrative court proceeding, or a party to a proceeding who gives knowingly false statements under oath or provides a knowingly incorrect inventory of assets or calculation of income or expenditure under oath
shall be punished by a pecuniary punishment or up to 3 years’ imprisonment.
[ - entry into force 01.09.2011]

(2) The same act, if it involves fraudulent creation of evidence,
is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to 5 years’ imprisonment.

Keywords

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



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