Kyrgyzstan

Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic

SPECIAL PART

SECTION X. CRIMES AGAINST STATE POWER

CHAPTER 31. CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Article 318. Obstruction of the Preliminary Investigation

(1) Interference in any form in the activity of a procurator, investigator, and a person conducting inquests for the purpose of obstructing the comprehensive, full, and objective investigation of a case,
Shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of one hundred to two hundred estimated rates.

(2) A deed envisaged in the first part of the present Article committed by a person using his official position,

Shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of five hundred to one thousand estimated rates or by imprisonment for a term of up to five years with disqualification to hold specified offices or to engage in specified activity for a term of up to three years.

Keywords

Offences against administration of justice
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



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