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Article 160

第百六十条

When a witness refuses to swear an oath or testify without a justifiable reason, the court may punish said person by making a ruling for a non-criminal fine of not more than 100,000 yen and order said person to compensate for the expenses incurred due to said refusal.

証人が正当な理由がなく宣誓又は証言を拒んだときは、決定で、十万円以下の過料に処し、かつ、その拒絶により生じた費用の賠償を命ずることができる。

An immediate appeal against the ruling prescribed in the preceding paragraph may be filed.

前項の決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。

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