Article (214) 1. Whoever gives false testimony before a judicial authority or an official or a commission which has the power to hear witnesses under oath and he/she denied the truth or concealed some or all facts of the case he / she is being asked about, he / she shall be punished by imprisonment from three months to three years. The previous rule is applicable regardless if he / she is a person whose testimony is acceptable or not or his / her testimony was accepted or not. 2. If he / she commits such an act in the course of a felony investigation or trial , he / she shall be punished by temporary imprisonment and if the false testimony results in a death or life sentence then the penalty shall not be less than ten years of imprisonment with hard labor. 3. If the testimony is given without the witness taking the oath , then the penalty shall be reduced by half . Article (215) The following parsons shall be exempted from penalty: 1. The witness who gave a testimony during a criminal investigation and retracted his / her false statements before the conclusion of the investigation and before a complaint against him / her has been initiated. 2. The witness who gave testimony before any court and retracted his / her false testimony before any judgment concerning the subject matter of the case was issued even if such a judgment is not a final one. Article (216) 1. The following person shall be exempted from penalty: a. The witness who might suffer - if he / she tells the truth - a grave harm which affects his / her liberty or honor or might expose his / her spouse, even if divorced, or one of his / her ancestors or descendants or siblings or in-laws to such harm. b. The person who gave his/her name, title and family name before the court and was not under a legal obligation to be heard as a witness; or the court was under an obligation to notify him / her that he / she has the right to not testify and did not do so. 2. In the previous two instances if the false testimony exposed another person to legal action r to a judgment the penalty has to be reduced by one third. Article (217) Half of the penalty has to be reduced when the person who the false testimony was given based on his/her incitement, would certainly be exposed, or one of his / her relatives, to a harm like the one identified in paragraph one of the previous article if the witness tells the truth. (6) False Reports and Translations Article (218) 1. The expert who is appointed in a criminal or civil case by the judicial authority and gives an opinion which, knowingly contradicts the truth or interpret the facts