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You are free to go, I guess... (startrek.website)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But what if you don't want to testify in the first place?

In Germany you're forced to testify anyways.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure as I'm not a legal expert. I can say that if they know that you're not going to be honest, there's no reason for your testimony.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They can put charges on you for lying in court as a witness. You can get 6 months to 15 years in prison if you lie under outh.

And if you don't want to say anything as a witness, you also get detention for up to 6 months. Oh. And they have to pay for it.

Thats what I figured out after a quick Google search at least

In most cases they lie and say: "I really would want to testify, but I can't really remember anymore." and it's pretty hard to prove that their memory isn't shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just curious but how could you be forced to testify?

Do you mean you are forced to come to the stand and in court ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Its illegal to not tell everything you know in court. If you say nothing, you might get sued. And if you say you don't know anything, you're fucked when another witness says you knew it.

There are only three exceptions:

You might get yourself in trouble, in that case you don't have to answer the question
It's a case against a family member in which case you also don't have to testify.
It would go against your professional secrecy

But you have to testify against a friend.

I just looked it up and it's exactly the same in the US. So you also can be force to testify in Murica

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't have to testify against your fianceé. So if you engage with your friend right before the court you don't have to testify. You can break up right after. Happens a lot apparently

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

~~Nah. You have to testify against your fiancé. You just don't have to testify against your wife. So you need to marry.~~

Edit: Nvm, but you can't break up directly after that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Well I'd imagine I'd go like anytime someone doesn't follow a court order; you get jailed and/or fined in contempt of court.