SECURITY OF INTEGRITY OF WITNESSES AND JUSTICE COLLABORATORS
SECURITY OF INTEGRITY OF WITNESSES AND JUSTICE COLLABORATORS

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses of witness protection in Republic of Macedonia, as a key component of transitional justice in an overall, Macedonian institutions towards sustainable peace and possible reconciliation. This paper analyzes witness protection in Macedonia directly through the newly enforced Law on Witness Protection, giving an overview of the law and identifying key challenges for its implementation. It further examines what has been done so far in the area of witness protection in country and abroad, looking into possible alternatives for improving implementation. Finally, it analyzes two key policy options and recommends the most feasible alternative. Macedonia is a transitional country, in parallel with the fight against organized crime and corruption, it is essential to build a strong judicial system with a high level of integrity, where the parties have confidence that their conflicts will be solved fairly and transparent based on reliable facts and evidence, and especially in witness testimony. To encourage the disclosure of information by witnesses, measures should also be taken to present them in the judicial process to be as balanced and secure as possible and not interfere with the witness's normal life

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