Non-disclosure of other information – witness protection

Kosovo

Kosovo - Criminal Procedure Code 2022 EN

Article 218
1.1. omitting or expunging names, addresses, place of work, profession or any other data or information that could be used to identify the injured party, cooperative witness or witness;
1.2. non-disclosure of any records identifying the injured party, cooperative witness or witness;
1.3. efforts to conceal the features or physical description of the injured party, cooperative witness or witness giving testimony, including testifying behind an opaque shield or through image or voice-altering devices, contemporaneous examination in another place communicated to the courtroom by means of closed-circuit television, or video-taped examination prior to the court hearing with the defense counsel present;

Article 218
1.6. orders to the defense counsel and the defendant not to disclose the identity of the injured party, cooperative witness or witness or not to disclose any materials or information that may lead to disclosure of identity;

Rome Statute

Article 93 Other forms of cooperation

1. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and under procedures of national law, comply with requests by the Court to provide the following assistance in relation to investigations or prosecutions:

(j) The protection of victims and witnesses and the preservation of evidence;