4° counterfeits, imitates, or alters any postage stamp and indicia, or reply coupon issued by the
postal service of a foreign country, or sells, peddles, or distributes any such
5° knowingly sells, peddles, distributes, or makes use of any such sticker, stamp, postage indicia,
or reply coupon.
Section 4: False testimony and perjury
Article 324: Anyone who, in the course of legal proceedings and with the aim of deceiving
justice in favor or to the detriment of one of the parties, knowingly alters the truth in a deposition
made under oath shall be punished by imprisonment of three months to three years and a fine of
50,000 to 500,000 francs.
The above penalties shall be doubled if the false witness has received money, any reward or
promises.
Article 325: An interpreter or translator who, in the course of legal proceedings, distorts in bad
faith the substance of the words or documents translated, shall be punished by the penalties of
perjury.
An expert appointed by a court who, in judicial proceedings, files a false report shall also be
punished by the same penalties.
Article 326: In the cases provided for in articles 324 and 325, the penalty is reduced to a fine of
50,000 to 500,000 francs where the offender voluntarily rectifies his false reports, declarations or
translations before the decision made.
Article 327: Anyone who, in the course of legal proceedings, uses promises, offers or gifts,
pressure, threats, assault, tactics or tricks to cause a witness, an interpreter, a translator or expert
to give a false deposition, translation or report, shall be punished by imprisonment of one to three
years and a fine of 300,000 to 3,000,000 francs or one of these two penalties only if this
subornation does not produce its effect and in the contrary case, by the penalties for false
witnesses, experts or interpreters.
The same penalties shall also apply to anyone who uses reprisals against a witness, interpreter,
translator or expert because of his testimony, translation or report.
Article 328: A person to whom an oath is required by application of the laws of procedure and
who makes a false oath shall be punished by imprisonment of one to three years and a fine of
100,000 to 1,000,000 francs.
Article 329: Shall be punished by the penalties of article 324, anyone who, with the aim of
influencing judicial proceedings:
1° destroys material evidence or prevents a witness from appearing or giving evidence;
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