Finland

The Penal Code of Finland

Chapter 15 - Offences against the administration of justice

Section 9 - Threatening a person to be heard in the administration of justice

A person who unlawfully

(1) by violence or threats prevents or attempts to prevent another person from making a statement as a witness, expert witness, other person to be heard or a party in a trial, criminal investigation, police inquiry or other comparable official proceedings, or influences or attempts to influence the contents of the statement, or
(2) employs violence or threats violence against another person or a person related to him or her in the manner referred to in section 10, subsection
2 because of a statement made by him or her in the hearing referred to above,

shall be sentenced, unless a more severe penalty for the act has been provided elsewhere in the law, for threatening a person to be heard in the administration of justice to a fine or to imprisonment for at most three years.

Keywords

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
National penalties - national proceedings



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