FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of August 20, 2004 No. 119-FZ

About the state protection of the victims, witnesses and other participants of criminal trial

Accepted by the State Duma on July 31, 2004

Approved by the Federation Council on August 8, 2004

This Federal Law installs the system of measures of the state protection of the victims, witnesses and other participants of criminal trial including security measures and measures of social support of specified persons and also determines the bases and procedure for their application.

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. State protection of the victims, witnesses and other participants of criminal trial

The state protection of the victims, witnesses and other participants of criminal trial (further - the state protection) implementation of the security measures provided by this Federal Law directed to protection of their life, health and (or) property (further - security measures), and also measures of social support of specified persons (further - measures of social support) in connection with their participation in criminal trial by the state bodies authorized on that.

Article 2. Persons which are subject to the state protection

1. The following participants of criminal trial are subject to the state protection according to this Federal Law:

1) victim;

2) witness;

3) private prosecutor;

4) the suspect, the person accused, the defendant, their defenders and legal representatives, the convict, justified, and also person concerning whom criminal case or criminal prosecution was stopped;

5) the expert, the specialist, the translator, the witness, and also the teacher and the psychologist participating in criminal trial;

6) civil claimant, civil defendant;

7) legal representatives, representatives of the victim, civil claimant, civil defendant and private prosecutor.

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