Fiches Belges: Slovenia

Is this measure possible in your Member State under International Judicial Cooperation?

Yes. In the event that the disclosure of the identity of a witness might reasonably pose danger to his life or the life of a near relative, the investigating judge may declare information about the identity of the witness an official secret and order persons involved in the proceedings to keep it secret, or he may order that all data on the identity of the witness be deleted from the criminal file. Such a witness may be interrogated using technical devices such as a protective wall, voice distortion device, isolation of sound and image transmission from a specially provided space, etc. The investigating judge also forbids any questions that might elicit answers disclosing the identity of the witness.

International legal framework applicable for this measure in your Member State

Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union; European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters with Additional Protocols;

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation

District Courts

* execute/recognise the measure (if other than the receiving authority)

N/A

Accepted languages for the request/decision

Slovenian/English

Deadlines for the execution of the request/decision (where applicable)

N/A

a. Special requirements

N/A

b. Other useful information

N/A