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[โ€“] [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.

[โ€“] [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.