LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of May 16, 2008 No. 105-XVI

About witness protection and other participants of criminal procedure

The Parliament adopts this organic law.

Chapter I. General provisions

Article 1. Sphere of regulation

This law provides safety of participants of criminal procedure whose life, corporal integrity, freedom or property are under the threat owing to possession of these persons of information which they agreed to provide to judicial authorities and which is the convincing proof of making of heavy, especially heavy or extremely serious crimes.

Article 2. Basic concepts

(1) In this law the following basic concepts are used:

1) the protected person - person with whom the agreement on protection according to this law was signed and which has the procedural status:

a) the witness on the criminal case on heavy, especially heavy or extremely serious crimes which is in stage of criminal prosecution or legal proceedings according to Article 90 of the Code of penal procedure;

a-1) of the court expert - in case of availability of danger to his life or health;

b) the victim on the criminal case on heavy, especially heavy or extremely serious crimes which is in stage of criminal prosecution or legal proceedings according to Article 59 of the Code of penal procedure;

c) the victim on the criminal case on heavy, especially heavy or extremely serious crimes which is in stage of the criminal prosecution or legal proceedings which agreed to cooperate prior to criminal procedure;

d) the suspect, the person accused, the defendant who agreed to give the evidences able to become convincing proofs of making of heavy, especially heavy or extremely serious crimes, or to provide information on preparation of heavy, especially heavy or extremely serious crimes;

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