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Article 20 — Obstruction of Justice and Contempt

  1. Any person who interferes with or obstructs the administration of justice in the State of the Kaharagians commits an offence. Obstruction includes:
    1. Intimidating, threatening, or retaliating against a witness, complainant, or any other person involved in or connected with proceedings before a Kaharagian tribunal.
    2. Destroying, altering, concealing, or rendering inaccessible any evidence, document, record, or digital artefact that is relevant to proceedings before a Kaharagian tribunal or that the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe may become relevant to such proceedings.
    3. Wilfully disobeying a lawful order, direction, or summons of a Kaharagian tribunal.
  2. Any person who threatens, insults, or obstructs a person exercising judicial or quasi-judicial functions in the State, or who otherwise conducts themselves in a manner calculated to undermine the authority or dignity of such proceedings, commits an offence.
  3. Classification. An offence under this Article is a serious offence.
  4. Sanctions. A person found guilty of an offence under this Article is liable to the following sanctions:
    1. A fine of $5,000 to $50,000, in accordance with Article 12.
    2. Public censure in accordance with Article 10.
    3. Exclusion from State services for a period determined by the tribunal.

How to cite

CRIMINAL art. 20 — Article 20 — Obstruction of Justice and Contempt, Legal Codes of the Principality of Kaharagia.