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Article 364

Obstruction to Administration of Justice or Preliminary Investigation

1. Illegally hindering the course of justice in whatever form to influence the administration of legal proceedings,- shall be punishable by fine or by jail term up to six months or by imprisonment up to two years in length.
2. Illegal involvement into the activities of a prosecutor, investigator or inquirer in whatever form to hinder a thorough, complete and objective investigation of the case,- shall be punishable by fine or by socially useful labour ranging from one hundred and eighty to two hundred and twenty hours in length or by jail term up to four months.
3. The action referred to in Paragraph 1 or 2 of this article, perpetrated by using one’s official position,- shall be punishable by fine or by imprisonment up to four years, by deprivation of the right to occupy a position or pursue a particular activity for the term not in excess of three years or without it.


Article 365

Threatening or Violence with Respect to Administration of Legal Proceedings or Preliminary Investigation

1. Threatening to kill or to damage the health of, or destroy or damage the property of a member of the Constitutional Court, judge, jury or a close relative thereof with respect to the court hearing or court review of materials,- shall be punishable by the fine or by imprisonment for up to three years in length.
2. The same action committed against the prosecutor, investigator, inquirer, attorney, expert, bailiff, any other participant of justice administration or a close relative thereof, with respect to the inquiry, preliminary investigation, court hearing or review, or administration of the sentence or any other court decision,- shall be punishable by fine or by jail term from three to six months or by imprisonment for up to two years in length.
3. The action referred to in Paragraph 1 or 2 of this article perpetrated under violence which is not dangerous for life or health,- shall be punishable by imprisonment for up to five years.
4. The action referred to in Paragraph 1 or 2 of this article perpetrated under violence which is dangerous for life or health,- shall bear legal consequences of imprisonment raging from five to ten years in length.


Article 366

Contempt of Court

1. Contempt of court involving insult to a participant of the process,- shall be punishable by fine or by socially useful labour from one hundred and eighty to two hundred and forty hours in length or by jail term from two to four months.
2. The same action involving insult to a member of the of the Constitutional Court, judge or jury,- shall be punishable by fine or by corrective labour from one to two years in length or by jail term from three to six months.


Article 367

Disclosure of Confidentiality Attached to the Security of Member of Constitutional Court, Judge, Jury or Any Other Participant of Justice Administration or Legal Process

1. Disclosure of the confidential information related to the security of a member of the Constitutional Court, judge, jury or any other participant of justice administration, bailiff, plaintiff, witness or any other participant of the legal process or a close relative thereof by the one who knew such confidential information due to his/her official position or to whom it was made known,- shall be punishable by fine or by restriction of freedom for up to two years in length or by jail term up to four months.
2. The same action that through negligence has given rise to any grave consequence,- shall carry legal consequences of imprisonment up to five years in length.