Witness protection - national proceedings

Serbia

Serbia - Criminal Procedure Code 2006 (2012) EN

b) Protection of Witnesses
Basic Protection
Article 102

Article 363

From the commencement of the hearing until the conclusion of the trial, the panel may ex officio or upon a motion by a party or the defence counsel, but always after they had stated their positions, exclude the public from the entire trial or a part thereof, if it is necessary for the purpose of protecting:

4- private lives of the participants in the proceedings;

Serbia - Law on government authorities in war crimes proceedings 2009 EN

Article 14a
The measures of witness or injured party protection and the degree of confidentiality of evidence determined by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia shall remain in force. The amendment or revocation of the protective measures or confidentiality of evidence may be decided by the domestic court, only upon obtaining consent of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.

Article 15
The Court may decide on the protection of personal information of a witness or injured party upon the reasoned motion of the interested party.

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;