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Ok, serious question: what is the course here? Can you be forced to swear?
You don't get to testify, I assume.
But what if you don't want to testify in the first place?
In Germany you're forced to testify anyways.
Just curious but how could you be forced to testify?
Do you mean you are forced to come to the stand and in court ?
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.
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:
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
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
~~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.