Part 4 Crimes Related to Justice Chapter One Perjury Article 172 Whoever, being a witness who, after taking the oath before a judicial or investigative authorities, gives false testimonies or withholds all or some of the information of which he is aware regarding the facts of the case concerning which his testimony is being made, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding ten thousand Qatari Riyals (QR 10.000). The same provisions shall apply to any person instructed by judicial or investigative authorities to work as an expert or translator and deliberately commits an act of misrepresentation. Article 173 Whoever, being a witness, gives false testimony that lead to the imprisonment of the accused, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to seven years and a fine not exceeding fifteen thousand Qatari Riyals (QR 15.000). If the testimony has the consequence of passing a judgment against the accused inflicting capital punishment, the witness shall be punished by capital punishment Article 174 Whoever requests, takes, or accepts a donation or a promise in return of a false testimony shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding ten thousand Qatari Riyals (10.000QR). The same penalty shall be applied to any person who gives, promises or acts as an intermediary to arrange a false testimony. Article 175 Whoever coerces or seduces a witness by any means to give false testimony or to abstain from giving testimony even if the intended purpose is not achieved shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding ten thousand Qatari Riyals (QR 10.000). Article 176 Whoever being obliged to take the oath or his oath has been tendered back in respect of a civil matter but has given a false oath shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and a fine not exceeding ten thousand Qatari Riyals (QR 10.000). However, an exemption from the punishment shall be granted to a person who admits the truth after giving a false oath but before pronouncing the judgment in respect of the case for which a judgment has been passed.