Article 340. An Attempt upon the Life of a Person Administering Justice or Carrying out a Preliminary Investigation

An attempt upon the life of a judge, prosecutor, investigator, a person carrying out an inquest, counsel for the defence, expert, bailiff, or court executor, as well as their relatives in relation to the consideration of cases or materials in court, carrying out a preliminary investigation, or execution of a judgement, court decision, or other judicial act, which is committed for the purposes of impeding legitimate activity of said persons, or out of revenge for such activity, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from ten to twenty years, or by capital punishment, or life-time imprisonment.

Article 341. Threatening or Violent Actions in Relation to the Administration of Justice or Carrying out a Preliminary Investigation

1. Threatening with murder, causation of damage to health, damaging or destruction of property with regard to a judge, as well as his relatives in relation to the consideration of cases or materials in court, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from five hundred up to seven hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from five to seven months, or by imprisonment for a period up to three years.

2. The same act committed with regard to a prosecutor, investigator, a person carrying out an inquest, counsel for the defence, expert, bailiff, executor, as well as their relatives in relation to the carrying out a preliminary investigation, consideration of a given case or materials in court, or execution of a judgement, court decision, or other judicial act, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from two hundred up to five hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from two to five months, or by detention under arrest for a period from three to six months, or by imprisonment for a period up to two years.

3. Acts stipulated by the first or second part of this Article which are committed with violence that is not dangerous for life or health, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period up to five years.

4. Acts stipulated by the first or second part of this Article committed with violence which is dangerous for life or health, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from five to ten years.

Article 342. Contempt of Court

1. Contempt of a court, which is expressed by insulting participants of a given court hearing,

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from one hundred up to two hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from one to two months, or by engagement in public works for a period from one hundred eighty up to two hundred forty hours, or by detention under arrest for a period from two to four months.

2. The same act which is expressed in the insulting of a judge, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from two hundred up to five hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from two to five months, or by correctional labour for a period from one to two years, or by detention under arrest for a period from four to six months.

Article 343. Slander with Regard to a Judge, Prosecutor, Investigator, a Person Carrying out an Inquest, Bailiff, or Executor

1. Slander with regard to a judge in relation to the consideration of cases or materials in court, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from two hundred up to five hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from two to five months, or by correctional labour for a period from one to two years, or by detention under arrest for a period from three to six months, or by imprisonment for a period up to two years.

2. The same act committed with regard to a prosecutor, investigator, a person carrying out an inquest, bailiff, or executor, in relation to the carrying out of a preliminary investigation or execution of a judgement, court's decision, or other judicial act, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from one hundred up to two hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from one to two months, or by correctional labour for a period up to two years, or by detention under arrest for a period from three to six months, or by imprisonment for a period up to two years.

3. Acts stipulated by the first or second part of this Article which are combined with an accusation against a person of the commission of a grave or an especially grave crime, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period up to four years.

Article 344. Bringing to Criminal Liability of an Innocent Person, Being Fully Aware of That Fact

1. Bringing to criminal liability of an innocent person, being fully aware of that fact, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period up to five years.

2. The same act combined with an accusation of a given person in the commission of a grave or an especially grave crime, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from three to ten years.

Article 345. Intentionally Illegal Exemption from Criminal Liability

Intentionally illegal exemption from criminal liability of a person, who is suspected or accused of the commission of a crime, by a prosecutor, investigator, or a person carrying out an inquest, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from two to seven years.

Article 346. Deliberately Illegal Detention, Commitment, or Keeping in Custody

1. Deliberately illegal detention of a person, -

shall be punished by restriction of freedom for a period up to three years, or by detention under arrest for a period from four to six months, or by imprisonment for a period up to two years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to engage in certain types of activity for a period up to three years, or without it.

2. Deliberately illegal placing under arrest or keeping under custody, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period up to four years.

3. Acts stipulated by the first or second part of this Article, which entailed grave consequences, shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from three to eight years.

Article 347. Coercion to Provide Evidence

1. Coercion of a suspect, defendant, a victim, or a witness to give evidence, or coercion of an expert to present findings, by way of threatening, blackmail, or other illegal actions on behalf of a given investigator or a person carrying out an inquest, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period up to three years.

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