0 the crime of telling a lie when giving evidence in a court of law -- sumpah bohong
He has been detained on suspicion of committing perjury.
He managed, by committing perjury, to convince the justices that he was not subject to military law, and so he was released.
I expect the discrepancy between the two affidavits shortly to become the subject of a police investigation in this country into perjury.
So far, nothing has come to light to support his claim that his conviction resulted from perjury and collusion by persons concerned with this case.
The fraud and perjury involved officers ranging in rank from detective constable to assistant chief constable.
If it was a falsehood, it was clear perjury.
We see no need to bring forward proposals for a new offence of aggravated perjury.
It was rightly apprehended that if many witnesses were allowed to give evidence at all they would commit perjury, which in fact they do.
In attempting to preserve her secrets, she makes them far more available to investigation and adjudication, her acts of perjury paradoxically (though perhaps not surprisingly) leading to full disclosure.
