Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 102
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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