(1) Whoever with intent to influence any judicial proceeding:
destroys or conceals any physical evidence - obstructs the
attendance of a witness, or
- fabricates or uses false physical evidence or misleads a witness;
shall be punished in like manner as if he had committed perjury, according to
the distinctions drawn by Section 164.
(2) Whoever obtains from any person a promise not to report a felony or
misdemeanour, or not to give evidence, shall be punished in like manner.
Provided that this subsection shall not apply to a promise obtained without
the aid of the means described by Section 161 from the victim of a
misdemeanour or his legal representative.
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In force from 12 July 2016
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