It's the lying that would result in jail. That's what perjury is about. It's not as if courts in the UK are filled with a bunch of Bitcoin enthusiasts who are

It's the lying that would result in jail. That's what perjury is about. It's not as if courts in the UK are filled with a bunch of Bitcoin enthusiasts who are mad at the guy for taking credit they don't think he deserves and are now telling him, "Fess up, or else." If anything, he now has even more motivation to lie.