Finland

The Penal Code of Finland

Chapter 15 - Offences against the administration of justice

Section 3 - Aggravated false statement in court

If, in a false statement referred to in section 1,

(1) serious danger arises of the court sentencing an innocent person to imprisonment or to another severe penalty, or a person to a significantly more severe penalty than what would otherwise be the case, or that the court is very likely otherwise to make a wrong decision causing very considerable damage to a party,
(2) the falsehood or the concealment pertains to an especially important circumstance, or
(3) the offence is committed in an especially methodical manner,

and the offence is aggravated also when assessed as a whole, the offender shall be sentenced for an aggravated false statement in court to imprisonment for at least four months and at most six years.

Keywords

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



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