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Obstrucción de la justicia
  • El delito incluye

    • • Promesa/ ofrecimiento/ concesión de un beneficio indebido
      • Fuerza física/amenazas/intimidación
  • Con el fin de

    • • Obstaculizar la prestación de testimonio o la aportación de pruebas en procesos
      • Inducir a prestar falso testimonio
 Book 4 - Title 2
 Article 546-549
 Chapter 2 - Section 1

Artículos UNTOC

  • Convención contra la Delincuencia Organizada

  • Artículo 23: Penalización de la obstrucción de la justicia
  • Protocolo contra la Trata de Personas

  • Protocolo contra el Tráfico Ilícito de Migrantes

  • Protocolo sobre Armas de Fuego

     

    Texto original

    Article 546: Intimidation Against a Witness

    Any act of intimidation committed by a perpetrator alone or with consent of a third party to instigate a witness not to give any statement or to provide false oral or written testimony 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 the offence produces an effect.

    Article 547: Bribery Taken by a Witness to Produce False Testimonies

    It is punishable by an imprisonment from 5 (five) years to 10 (ten) years for the act of any witness who directly or indirectly solicits or accept donation, present, promise or any interest in order:

    1. not to testify as a witness;

    2. to provide false testimony.

    Article 548: Bribery Given to a Witness

    It is punishable by an imprisonment from 5 (five) years to 10 (ten) years any person who gives directly or indirectly donation, present, promise or any interest to a witness in order:

    1. not to testify as a witness;

    2. to provide false testimony.

    Article 549: Publication Aiming at Putting Pressure on a Witness

    Any publication, prior to the final decision of the court, of any commentaries which intends to put pressure on a witness in order to influence over the testimony of the witness is punishable by an imprisonment from 6 (six) days to 1 (one) month and a fine from 10,000 (ten thousand) Riels to 100,000 (one hundred thousand) Riels.