TITLE III
CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES

CHAPTER FOUR
Judicial and Indigenous Justice Branch of Government

SECTION ELEVEN
System for the protection of victims and witnesses

Article 198.

The Attorney-General’s Office shall direct the national system for the protection and assistance of victims, witnesses and other participants in the criminal proceedings, for which it shall coordinate the mandatory participation of public institutions related to the system’s interests and objectives and shall articulate the participation of civil society organizations.

The system shall be governed by the principles of accessibility, responsibility, complementariness, timeliness, effectiveness, and efficiency.