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Article 351. Deliberately False Denunciation

 

1. A deliberately false denunciation concerning the commission of a crime, -

 

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 correctional labour for a period from one year 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 combined with an accusation of a person in the commission of a grave or an especially grave corruption crime, or with the fabrication of artificial evidence for the prosecution, or committed for venal purposes, -

 

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

 

3. Acts stipulated by the first or second part of this Article which are committed in the interests of an organised group or a criminal association (criminal organisation), -

 

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

 

Article 352. Deliberately False Testimony or Expert Findings, or Incorrect Translation

 

1. Deliberately false testimony of a witness or a victim, or findings of an expert in court, or in the carrying out of an inquest or a preliminary investigation, as well as intentionally incorrect translation made by a translator in the same cases, -

 

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 correctional labour for a period up to two years, or by detention under arrest for a period up to three months.

 

2. The same acts combined with an accusation of a person in the commission of a grave or an especially grave corruption crime, or combined with artificial creation of evidence for the prosecution, as well as such acts committed for venal purposes, -

 

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

 

Note. A witness, victim, expert, or translator shall be exempt from criminal liability, if they voluntarily in the course of an inquest, preliminary investigation, or a court hearing, prior to the passing of a sentence or a decision by the court, admitted the falsity of evidence given by them, findings, or incorrect translation.

 

Article 353. Refusal by a Witness or Victim of Giving Evidence

 

A refusal by a witness or victim to give evidence in court, or in the course of an inquest or preliminary investigation, -

 

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from fifty up to one hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period up to one month, or by engagement in public works for a period from one hundred twenty up to one hundred eighty hours, or by correctional labour for a period up to one year, or by detention under arrest for a period up to three months.



 

Note. A person shall not be subject to criminal liability for a refusal to give evidence against himself or herself, a spouse, or close relatives, as well as ecclesiastics for a refusal to testify against those who confided to them at the confessional.

 


Date: 2014-12-21; view: 1014


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