what had taken place.
Article 175. Forgery by an official
Forgery by an official; that is, the entering, by an official, for venal purposes or other personal motives, in official documents, of deliberately false information, forged notations, erasures, or altered dates, or the preparation and issue by such person of falsified documents, or the entering of falsified notations in books—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed two years, or by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year, or by removal from position.
Chapter Eight
Crimes against Justice
Article 176. The initiation of criminal proceedings against a person known to be innocent
The initiation of criminal proceedings against a person known to be innocent on the part of the person contacting the police inquiry, an investigator, or a prosecutor—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed three years.
The same acts, when accompanied by charges of having committed an especially dangerous crime against the state or other serious crimes, or by the fabrication of evidence for the charges—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from three to ten years.
Article 177. Formulation of a deliberately unjust sentence, decision, opinion, or ruling
The formation by the court of a deliberately unjust sentence, decision, opinion, or ruling—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from three to ten years.
Article 178. Clearly illegal arrest or detention
Clearly illegal arrest—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed one year.
