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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
What offence? Uttering threats? It has a maximum punishment of 5 years and no minimum.
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Obstruction of Justice... not just for jaywalkers anymore:
Criminal Code
Part IV: Offences agains the administration of law and justice
Obstructing justice
139. (2) Every one who wilfully attempts in any manner other than a manner described in subsection (1) to obstruct, pervert or defeat the course of justice is
guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.
139. (3) Without restricting the generality of subsection (2), every one shall be deemed wilfully to attempt to obstruct, pervert or defeat the course of justice who in a judicial proceeding,
existing or proposed,(
a) dissuades or attempts to dissuade a person by
threats, bribes or
other corrupt means from giving evidence;