On September 07, 2011, KJI conducted a workshop from the criminal field, on the topic: “Protected Witnesses”.
The main objective of this workshop was that after its completion, judges and prosecutors will:
• To enhance their knowledge regarding the competence of Protected Witnesses;
• To identify when a person can be declared as a protected witness;
• To assess the effects of the testimony of these witnesses in the criminal procedure;
• To explain the admissibility of the testimony of protected witnesses as evidence in the criminal procedure;
• To distinguish cases when a person is declared as anonymous witness;
The workshop was conducted in the form of short theoretical presentations and discussions of examples from practice, focusing on the role of the prosecutor and judge in the process of the protection of witnesses and the challenges presented during practice.
Beneficiaries of this training were judges and prosecutors from all the regions of Kosovo.
07-09-2011