Protection of Witnesses and the Like Law — articles 1–29

For applying the provisions of this law, the following words and phrases shall denote the meanings assigned thereto respectively, unless the context indicates otherwise: The State: The United Arab Emirates The Competent …

This law aim at: 1. Protecting the society and minimizing the crime rate as much as possible. 2. Activating the community engagement role for detecting crimes. 3. Protecting the witnesses, victims, whistleblowers, expert…

The provisions of this Law shall apply to the following categories: 1. Witness. 2. Victim. 3. Whistleblower. 4. Expert. 5. Anonymous source. The provisions of this Law shall also apply to the family members of the catego…

The provisions of this Law shall apply to the protected person in any of the following cases: 1. Terrorist crimes. 2. Crimes involving narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. 3. Crimes involving weapons, ammunition, …

1. The protection unit shall be established under a resolution of the competent authority's head, to undertake all duties and actions relating to affording the protection, according to the obligations and terms of refere…

The competent authority shall have the following powers: 1. Receive the applications for admission to the protection program. 2. Determine the witness, victim, whistleblower, expert and anonymous source and their respect…

The competent authority shall have the following obligations vis-à-vis the protected person: 1. Maintain the confidentiality of their personal information and data and only disclose the same to third parties after the co…

Admission to the protection program shall be subject to the following criteria: 1. The serious nature of the threat experienced by the person required to be protected. 2. The serious or important nature of the crime that…

1. The application for admission to the protection program shall be submitted by the competent authority or judicial authority to the competent court, and the executive regulations of this Law shall determine the documen…

The competent authority may adopt any of the protection measures described in Article [14] of this Law with immediate effect, if there is any existing threat or imminent risk to the person required to be covered by the p…

A resolution shall be issued by the Minister of Justice or the head of the judicial authority, as the case may be, determining the court having the jurisdiction to consider the application for admission to the protection…

The protected person shall sign the Protection Instrument as soon as the decision admitting them to the program is issued. Such signature shall be construed as acceptance of the terms and conditions of the protections pr…

The Protection Instrument shall include the terms and conditions of the protection program, particularly the following details: 1. Terms and conditions for admission to the program. 2. Protection measures applicable to t…

1. The protection measures shall be proportional to the level of risk which may be experienced by the protected person, including the following: A.Physical protection. B.Change of place of residence. C.Change of workplac…

When the protected person appears before the judicial authority, the latter may not take any action that may adversely affect the protection measures or render the witness or the like vulnerable to risk, including: 1. Re…

Subject to the provisions of service of summons set out in the Federal Law No. [35] of 1992 referred to hereinabove, the service of summons upon the protected person to appear before the judicial authority shall be made …

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 …

The competent authority may request the competent court to remove the protected person from the protection program in any of the following cases: 1. If the protected person furnishes a written rejection to continue to un…

1. Each person involved in the creation or implementation of, or who gets access to the protection program, shall be prohibited from disclosing any information or data relating to the identity of the protected person or …

1. For the sake of applying the provisions of this Law, the competent authority may: A. Enter into agreements with any natural or legal person for taking advantage of their services in implementing the protections progra…

1. The protection unit shall keep a register for protected persons and the executive regulations of this Law shall determine the information and data required to be recorded therein, as well as the controls and procedure…

The information and data recorded in the registers referred to in Article [21] of this law shall be deemed of a confidential nature and may neither be disclosed nor circulated except under the legally permitted circumsta…

Imposing the penalties described in this Law shall not prejudice to any more severe penalty described in any other law.

Whoever discloses information or data that are committed to their trust under the provisions of this Law shall be penalized with prison sentence for a term of not less than six months and / or a fine of not less than fif…

Each protected person, who deliberately reveals his protection status, whether during or after his involvement in the protection program, shall be penalized with prison sentence for a term of not less than six months and…

Whoever, acting dishonestly and in bad faith, reports any incident, gives any testimony or submits an expert report, with intent to take advantage of the protection program, shall penalized with prison sentence and a fin…

The Cabinet shall issue the Executive Regulations of this Law based on the Minister of Interior's proposal, within six months from the publication date of this Law.

Each provision that is contrary to or conflicts with the provisions of this Law shall be repealed.

This Law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force ninety days following the date of its publication.