In theory, there is no difference. The same principles apply in his case and in the case of someone who has not yet participated in a meeting. It is the same situation. There is no difference, unless there was, for example, some sort of confusion. Mr. Togneri maybe misunderstood the situation and perhaps showed up on another day than the one when he was supposed to appear on. We can obviously make mistakes from time to time. But, in principle, he would suffer the same consequences as any other witness.
On June 15th, 2010. See this statement in context.