Perjury and prevent course of justice

Question 1

What is perjury

Answer 1

If any person is LAWFULLY SWORN as a witness or as an interpreter in a judicial procedure wilfully makes a statement material in that proceeding, which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, shall be guilty or perjury

Question 2

Points to prove for perjury

Answer 2

That the defendant knew the statement to be false or did not believe it to be true

Question 3

What is perverting the course of justice

Answer 3

It is an offence to do an act tending and intending to pervert the course of public justice

Question 4

Examples of pervert the course of justice

Answer 4

• Prisoner uses false identity when arrested
• Makes a false allegation (rape)
• Giving another persons details when reported for an offence
• Destroying and concealing evidence of a crime
• Admitting to a crime to enable the true offender to avoid prosecution would fall under this offence