Uzbekistan

Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan

SPECIAL PART

SECTION FIVE. CRIMES AGAINST ORDER OF GOVERNANCE OF AUTHORITIES, ADMINISTRATION BODIES, AND PUBLIC ASSOCIATIONS

CHAPTER 16. CRIMES AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 235. Coercion to Giving Testimony

Coercion to giving testimony, that is mental or physical pressure on a suspect, accused, witness, victim, or examiner by threats, striking, beating, tormenting, causing of suffering, inflicting of trivial or medium bodily injury or other illegal acts committed by an inquiry officer, investigator, or prosecutor with the purpose to coerce to giving testimony –
shall be punished with arrest up to six months or imprisonment up to five years.

The same action that has resulted in grave consequences –
shall be punished with imprisonment from five to eight 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



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