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An incognito witness (świadek incognito), also an anonymous witness (świadek anonimowy), is a witness who has been questioned in the course of criminal proceedings and whose circumstances allowing disclosure of his or her identity are not known to other participants in the proceedings, other than the prosecutor and the court, due to a well-founded fear of danger to the life, health, freedom ...
Home secretary Yvette Cooper unveiled plans for firearms officers facing criminal proceedings over police shootings to be granted a presumption of anonymity up until the point of a conviction.
A gag order, or anonymity order, is sometimes issued by courts in the United Kingdom to protect privacy, prevent harm to suspects, prisoners, [40] witnesses, victims, or to protect national security. [41] In the Allan Chappelow murder case, the trial was held mostly in camera and media were prevented from speculating on the case. The order was ...
The right only applies to criminal prosecutions, not civil cases or other proceedings. Generally, the right is to have a face-to-face confrontation with witnesses who are offering testimonial evidence against the accused in the form of cross-examination during a trial.
A scheme allowing journalists increased access to family courts is being rolled out across the country in a bid to improve transparency. The initiative permits accredited journalists and legal ...
The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 (c. 34) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.. The Act provides for the lifelong anonymity of the victims and alleged victims of sexual offences, by prohibiting the publishing or broadcast of their identity, or information that might make their identity apparent, including their address or picture.
In the case of Ronald Greene, federal prosecutors wavered for years on whether to indict the troopers captured on graphic body-camera […]
The Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 (c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was a piece of emergency legislation and was introduced by the Secretary of State for Justice, Jack Straw, in order to overturn the judgement of the House of Lords in R v Davis and permit the use of anonymous witnesses in criminal trials in special circumstances.