Protection of Witnesses and the Like Law

Article 17 — Article (17): Protection Measures before the Judicial Authority

Federal Law No. 14 of 2020 on the Protection of Witnesses and the Like

When protected persons appear before the judicial authority, the latter may choose any of the following measures: 1. Not to make the protected person appear to the public. 2. Hear the protected person's testimony behind a screen. 3. Replace the protected person's voice. 4. Submit the questions, required to be posed by the parties to the lawsuit, to the protected person in writing whenever possible. 5. Hear the testimony through appropriate electronic means. 6. Employ the remote communication technology. 7. Hold the hearing behind closed doors. 8. Take any other measures determined by the judicial authority or set out in the executive regulations of this law.

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