Fiches Belges: Lituanie

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

Yes. Hearing of a witness by video conference can be applied when the witness can not come to the pre-trial investigation officer, prosecutor or court and testify directly, or in cases when the identification of the witness can not be discovered to public. Also see 702.

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, Second Additional Protocol of 8 November 2001 to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters.

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation

"Under the Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union Requests shall be transmitted directly to the competent judicial authorities with territorial competence for executing them - the District courts at the trial stage, Prosecutor's offices at the pre-trial stage. The Ministry of Justice and the Prosecutor General's Office in every concrete case shall help to determine which judicial authority has territorial competence to provide mutual assistance. under the Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters of 20 April 1959 the request shall be transmitted to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania".

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

Pre-trial investigations officers, prosecutors at the prie-trial stage; courts - at the trial stage.

Accepted languages for the request/decision

Lithuanian or English under the Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union. Lithuanian, English or French under the Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters of 20 April 1959.

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

N/A.

a. Special requirements

N/A

b. Other useful information

N/A