Finland

The Penal Code of Finland

Chapter 15 - Offences against the administration of justice

Section 7 - Falsification of evidence (563/1998)

(1) A person, who for the purpose of having an innocent person sentenced or otherwise to cause damage to another person, conceals, destroys, defaces, alters or otherwise falsifies an object, document or other item necessary as evidence before a court or in criminal investigations and that he knows to be of significance in the matter, shall be sentenced for falsification of evidence to a fine or to imprisonment for at most two years.

Keywords

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



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