Ukraine

Criminal Code of Ukraine

GENERAL PART

Chapter XVIII. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 386. Preclusion of appearance of a witness, victim or expert, or compulsion to testify or give an opinion
Preclusion of appearance of a witness, victim or expert before a court, pretrial investigation authorities, ad-hoc investigation commissions and ad-hoc special commissions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, or inquiry authorities, or compulsion of the above persons to testify or give an opinion, and also give any knowingly false testimony or opinion, by threats of murder, violence, destruction of property of these persons or their close relatives, or disclosure of defamatory information about them, or tampering with a witness, victim or expert for the same purposes, and also any threats to commit any such actions as a revenge for any previously presented testimony or opinion, -
shall be punishable by a fine of 50 to 300 tax-free minimum incomes, or correctional labor for a term up to two years, or to arrest for a term up to six months.
(Article 386 as amended by Laws No 890-VI (890-17) of 15.01.2009 – the Law has been acknowledged to be unconstitutional by the Decision of the Constitutional Court No 20-рп/ 2009 ( v020p710-09 ) of 10.09.2009

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 - national proceedings



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