Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 102

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102. Whosoever, in any civil or criminal proceedings, suborns a witness, a referee, or an interpreter, to give false evidence or to make a false report or a false interpretation, shall, on convic tion, be liable - (a) w h e r e t h e f a l s e e v i de n c e , report or interpretation has been given or made, to the punishment to which a person giving false evidence would be liable; (b) where there has only been an attempt of subornation of a witness, a referee, or an interpreter, to the same punishment decreased by one or two degrees; (c) where the subornation has been committed by the use of force, threats, intimidation or by promising, offering or giving of an undue advantage to induce false testimony, to the punishment mentioned in paragraph ( a) increased by one or two degrees. Preparation or production of false documents.

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