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Crimes
2013, No. 10
PART XI
CRIMES AGAINST THE
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
132. Interpretation - In this Part, unless the context
otherwise requires:
“bribe” means any money, valuable consideration, office, or
employment, or any benefit, whether direct or indirect;
“corruptly” means a person acts corruptly in relation to any
bribe where he or she knows or is reckless to the fact that
the bribe is intended to influence the person bribed to act
or omit to act in breach of any oath of office, or otherwise
than in accordance with his or her legal obligations or
duties in relation to any public office;
“judicial officer” means a Judge of any court, or a District
Court Judge, Coroner, Faamasino Fesosoani, or any other
person holding any judicial office, or any person who is a
member of any tribunal authorised by law to take
evidence on oath;
“law enforcement officer” means any constable, or any
person employed in the detection or prosecution or
punishment of offenders;
“official” means any person in the service of the Government
of Samoa (whether that service is honorary or not, and
whether it is within or outside Samoa), or any member or
employee of any local authority or public body.
133. Judicial corruption-(1) A judicial officer is liable to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who corruptly
accepts or obtains, or agrees or offers to accept or attempts to
obtain, any bribe for himself or herself or any other person in
respect of any act done or omitted, or to be done or omitted, by
the judicial officer in his or her judicial capacity.
(2) A judicial officer, and every Registrar or Deputy
Registrar of any court, is liable to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding seven (7) years who corruptly accepts or obtains,
or agrees or offers to accept or attempts to obtain, any bribe for