ART.356.- in any other subject, the guilty of false testimony will be punished by a
prison term of one to three years and a fine of 50,000 to 300,000 francs. It may be
also of accessory penalties mentioned in the preceding article.
ART.357.- The false witness in criminal matters which will have received money,
some sort of reward or promises, will be punished with the work forces in time of
ten to twenty years.
The false witness in any other subject, who will be in receipt of the money, some
sort of reward or promises, will be punished by imprisonment of one to five years
and a fine of 20,000 to 200,000 francs.
It may be also of accessory penalties mentioned in article 355.
In all cases, the false witness will have received, will be confiscated.
ART.358.- anyone, either in the course of a procedure and in any case, either in any
material with a view to a request or a defense in justice will be worn, of promises,
offers, present, of pressures, threats, assault, maneuvers or tricks to determine
others to do - deliver a testimony, a statement or an attestation will be misleading
that this subordination, has or has not produced its effect, punishable by a prison
term of one to three years and a fine of 30,000 to 350,000 francs or only one of
these two penalties, without prejudice to the more severe penalties provided for in
the preceding articles, if it is an accomplice of false testimony crime or offense.
ART.359.- The one to whom the oath will have been referred or drafted in civil
matters, will have made a false oath, shall be punished by imprisonment for a year at
least and no more than five years and a fine of 15,000 to 250,000 francs.
Moreover, it may be deprived of the rights mentioned in article 33 of this code for at
least five years and not more than ten years and be forbidden to stay during the
same number of years from the day on which he will have undergone his
punishment.
ART.360.- The interpreter , who after being sworn in, will be in bad faith,
misrepresented the substance of words or documents orally translated, will be
punished with the penalties of false testimony according to the provisions contained
in the articles 354.355 , 356 and 357.
The suborning of interpreter will be punished as subornation of according to the
provisions of article 358.
Paragraph 2: slander, insults, revelations of secrets.
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