OF CALUMNIOUS ACCUSATIONS

25 Apr OF CALUMNIOUS ACCUSATIONS

OF CALUMNIOUS ACCUSATIONS, OF PERJURY AND OF FALSE SWEARING

100. In this sub-title “criminal proceedings” includes the inquiry referred to in Sub-title II of Title II of Part I of Book Second of this Code and any proceedings under the Malta Armed Forces Act.
Calumnious accusations.
101. (1) Whosoever, with intent to harm any person, shall accuse such person before a competent authority with an offence of which he knows such person to be innocent, shall, for the mere fact of having made the accusation, on conviction, be liable

(a) to imprisonment for a term from thirteen to eighteen months, if the false accusation be in respect of a crime liable to a punishment higher than the punishment of imprisonment for a term of two years;

(b) to imprisonment for a term from six to nine months, if the false accusation be in respect of a crime liable to a punishment not higher than the punishment of imprisonment for a term of two years, but not liable to the punishments established for contraventions;

(c) to imprisonment for a term from three days to three months, if the false accusation be in respect of any

(2) Where the crime is committed with intent to extort money or other effects, the punishment shall be increased by one degree