Exactly: > (a) If two or more persons conspire: [snip] (5) To commit any act injurious to the public health, to public morals, or to pervert or obstruct justic

Exactly: > (a) If two or more persons conspire: [snip] (5) To commit any act injurious to the public health, to public morals, or to pervert or obstruct justice, or the due administration of the laws. This entire section would not apply, because that was never the intent of any participant during setup - it is a hacking protection fail-safe. They wanted to comply with the law, but after-the-fact some techs defected due to not trusting law enforcement.