Tajikistan

Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (Excerpt)

GENERAL PART

SECTION XIII. CRIMES AGAINST STATE POWER

CHAPTER 32 Crimes Against Justice

Article 359. Falsification of Evidence

(1) Falsification of evidence when considering a civil case by a person participating in this case or his representative, is punishable by correctional labor for a period of 1 to 2 years or confinement for a period of 2 to 6 months.

(2) Falsification of evidence when considering a criminal case by a person conducting preliminary investigation, investigator, prosecutor or counsel for the defense, is punishable by up to 3 years' imprisonment with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or be engaged in certain activities for up to 3 years.

(3) Falsification of evidence when considering a criminal case by persons mentioned in paragraph 2 of the present article :

a) about a felony or especially grievous crime ;
b) causing grave consequences through carelessness, -
is punishable by imprisonment for a period of 5 to 8 years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or be involved in certain activities for up to 5 years.

Keywords

Presenting false or forged evidence



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