ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
International Crimes Act
13. Witness giving contradictory evidence
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
13. Witness giving contradictory evidence
(1)A person who—(a)being a witness in any proceedings of the ICC, gives evidence with respect to any matter of fact or knowledge;(b)later, in any proceedings of the Court, gives evidence that is contrary to his previous evidence; and(c)in giving his evidence in either proceedings, does so with intent to mislead, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years, whether or not the prior or later evidence is true.(2)In this section, "evidence" does not include evidence that is not material.(3)If a person is charged with an offence under this section, a certificate that specifies with reasonable particularity the proceedings in which the person is alleged to have given the evidence in respect of which the offence is charged shall be evidence that it was given in proceedings of the ICC.(4)A certificate referred to in subsection (3) shall be admissible without proof of the signature or official character of the person by whom the certificate purports to be signed, if it purports to be signed by the Registrar of the ICC or another official having the custody of the record of the proceedings concerned or by his lawful deputy.