SECTION 164 — Perjury

(1) Whoever in any proceeding gives on oath or affirmation false evidence capable of influencing the decision, shall be punished, where he may no longer alter it: a) Where the proceeding terminates in an order of discharge, with imprisonment for from 3 (three) months to 1 (one) year and with fine of from CFAF 5 000 (five thousand) to CFAF 50 000 (fifty thousand) ; b) Where the proceeding is a criminal trial and the charge is: - of simple offence, with imprisonment for from 6 (six) months to 3 (three) years and with fine of from CFAF 5 000 (five thousand) to CFAF 100 000 (one hundred thousand); of misdemeanour, with imprisonment for from one to 5 (five) years with fine of from CFAF 10 000 (ten thousand) to CFAF 500 000 (five hundred thousand); - of felony, with imprisonment for from 5 (five) to 10 (ten) years and with fine of from CFAF 50 000 (fifty thousand) to CFAF 2 000 000 (two million); - of felony punishable with death, with imprisonment for life. c) In the case of any other proceeding with imprisonment for from 1 (one) to 5 (five) years and with fine of from CFAF 10 000 (ten thousand) to CFAF 500 000 (five hundred thousand). (2) Where the false witness has received any gift or accepted any promise, any penalty of limited duration and any fine shall be doubled, and any such gift shall be confiscated. (3) Any interpreter who in any proceeding distorts the meaning of any words or writing which he is bound to translate shall be punished in like manner as if he had committed perjury.