Provision of accommodation – witness protection

Romania

Romania - Criminal Procedure Code 2003 (2014) EN

& 1. Protection of threatened witnesses

ART. 125

Threatened witness

If there is a reasonable suspicion that the life, physical integrity, freedom, assets or professional activity of a witness or of a member of their family could be jeopardized as a result of the data provided by them to judicial bodies or of their statements, the judicial bodies of competent jurisdiction shall grant them the status of threatened witness and shall order one or more of the protection measures set by Arts. 126 or 127, as applicable.

ART. 126

Protection measures ordered during the criminal investigation

(1) During the criminal investigation, once that the status of threatened witness was granted, the prosecutor shall order the application of one or more of the following measures:

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;