39 Intimidation of witnesses
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (2001 c 16) | Legislation

Intimidating, harming and threatening witnesses etc

39  Intimidation of witnesses

(1)     A person commits an offence if—

(a)     he does an act which intimidates, and is intended to intimidate, another person (“the victim”);

(b)     he does the act—

(i)     knowing or believing that the victim is or may be a witness in any relevant proceedings; and

(ii)     intending, by his act, to cause the course of justice to be obstructed, perverted or interfered with;

and

(c)     the act is done after the commencement of those proceedings.

(2)     For the purposes of subsection (1) it is immaterial—

(a)     whether or not the

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