Obstruction of Justice in Salem?

If one of the leaders in the Salem colony, had seen the witch investigation getting ever closer to him, and (correctly) knowing he was not a witch, had made efforts to shut the investigation down, would this be obstruction of justice?

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MarkPaul · 26-30, M

No; it would be a defense. [b]But...[/b] if the witch who claimed he was not a witch and really was based on factual evidence, then yes, it would be. And, all the self-admitted liars who attempted to defend that in-denial witch, well... they would be accomplices to the crime.