What happens if you take a statement and lie?

Taking a confession and telling a lie may be suspected of perjury, and it is generally punishable by fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention. The amount of punishment for a criminal offence is directly related to the circumstances and severity of the crime. Whoever intentionally commits perjury, authentication, recording or translation with the intention of framing others or concealing criminal evidence, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.

Legal analysis

The minimum penalty for confession and lying is criminal detention. Confession generally refers to the confession of a criminal or defendant, and the confession of one party cannot be called confession. If the circumstances of providing false confessions are minor, they shall bear administrative responsibility, and if the circumstances are serious, they shall violate the criminal law. Confession is one of the common evidences in handling criminal cases. For the criminal suspect or defendant in a criminal case, if false information is provided when recording the confession, then the confession cannot be used as evidence at this time, and it may also affect the investigation of criminal cases by judicial organs. Therefore, the punishment for confession and lying is usually heavier. Taking a confession and telling a lie may be suspected of perjury, and it is generally punishable by fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention. The amount of punishment for a criminal offence is directly related to the circumstances and severity of the crime. Whoever intentionally commits perjury, authentication, recording or translation with the intention of framing others or concealing criminal evidence, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years. Confession generally refers to the confession of criminals or defendants, and the confession of the parties cannot be called confession. If the circumstances of providing false confessions are minor, they shall have administrative responsibilities, and if the circumstances are serious, they shall violate the criminal law. Taking a confession and lying will bear certain legal responsibilities. Don't think that confession and lying are enough. If it is investigated by the police afterwards, the punishment will be heavier.

legal ground

Article 305 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * In criminal proceedings, witnesses, appraisers, recorders and translators who intentionally make false proofs, appraisals, records and translations of important cases with the intention of framing others or concealing criminal evidence shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.