Bosnia and Herzegovina

Law on Protection of Witnesses under Threat and Vulnerable Witnesses

LAW ON PROTECTION OF WITNESSES UNDER THREAT AND VULNERABLE WITNESSES

CHAPTER II - WITNESS PROTECTION MEASURES

Article 8 - Examination

(1) The judge or the presiding judge shall exercise an appropriate control over the manner of the examination of witnesses when a vulnerable witness is examined, particularly to protect the witness from harassment and confusion.

(2) In exceptional circumstances, if the Court finds it to be in the witness’s best interest, the Court may, with the consent of the parties and the defense attorney, hear a vulnerable witness by posing questions directly to the witness on behalf of the parties and the defense attorney.

Keywords

Procedure for witness testimony - national proceedings
Witness protection - national proceedings



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