Database of Legislation

Obstruction of Justice
  • Sectors

    • • Public officials
  • Offending Involves

    • • promising/ offering/ giving undue advantage
      • Physical force/threat/intimidation
  • In Order To

    • • Interfere with the exercise of official duties by a justice or law enforcement official
 Book 4 - Title 2
 Article 518-528
 Chapter 1 - Section 1

UNTOC Articles

  • Organized Crime Convention

  • Article 23: Criminalization of obstruction of justice
  • Trafficking in Persons Protocol

  • Smuggling of Migrants Protocol

  • Firearms Protocol

     

    Original Text

    Article 518: Briberies Given to a Judge

    It is punishable by an imprisonment from 5 (five) years to 10 (ten) years, for the act of any person who, without any right, gives either directly or indirectly, any donation, present, promise or any interest to a judge so that the judge:

    1. fulfil any act in his/her function;

    2. or not fulfil any act in his/her function.

    Article 528: Intimidation against a Judge or a Lawyer

    Any act of intimidation against a judge or a lawyer to influence over his/her behaviour in the exercise of his/her functions is punishable by an imprisonment from 2 (two) years to 5 (five) years, and a fine from 4,000,000 (four million) Riels to 10,000,000 (ten) million Riels.

    It is punishable by an imprisonment from 5 (five) years to 10 (ten) years if this offence produces an effect.