Fiji

Crimes Decree 2009 (decree No. 44 of 2009)

CHAPTER III — CRIMINAL OFFENCES

PART 11 — OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAWFUL AUTHORITY

Division 1 — Corruption and the Abuse of Office

Sub-Division g — Other Offences Relating to the Aministration of Justice

Conspiracy to defeat justice and interference with witnesses

190. A person commits a summary offence if he or she —

(a) conspires with any other person to knowingly and maliciously accuse any person falsely of any crime ; or
(b) conspires to do anything to obstruct, prevent, pervert or defeat the course of justice ; or
(c) 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 appearing and giving evidence, or endeavours to do so ; or
(d) obstructs or in any way interferes with or knowingly prevents the execution of any legal process (civil or criminal) ;
(e) in any way obstructs, prevents, perverts or defeats, or attempts to obstruct, prevent, pervert or defeat, the course of justice.

Penalty — Imprisonment for 5 years.

Keywords

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



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