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Obstruction of Justice
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    • • Public officials
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    • • Influencing potential witnesses
 Volume II - Chapter IV - Part 2
 Article 288

UNTOC Articles

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  • Article 23: Criminalization of obstruction of justice
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  • Smuggling of Migrants Protocol

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    Original Text

    Attempt to Influence a Fair trial

    Article 288 (Amended on 2/7/2012 – By Article 93 of the Law no. 6352)

    (1) Any person who, prior to a final verdict which arises as a result of an investigation or prosecution of a particular event, makes a public statement, oral or written, with the aim of unlawfully influencing a public prosecutor, judge, court, expert witness or witness to cause them to render an unlawful decision or perform an unlawful action or give false statement, shall be subject to judicial fine corresponding to at least fifty days

     
     
     

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    Please note that this is an unofficial translation of the Act.