Article 48
Identification of Anonymous Witnesses
1. To ensure their safety, anonymous witnesses shall be identified behind closed doors in the absence of the parties. This witness identification shall be conducted by the chairman of the competent chamber alone, his deputy or all the members of the competent chamber together, and shall be recorded in minutes containing the witness’s personal details.
2. These minutes shall not be communicated to the parties.
3. The parties shall receive a brief notice which:
- a. confirms that the anonymous witness has been formally identified; and
- b. contains no details that could be used to identify the anonymous witness.
36. III. ORGANISATION AND PROCEDURE CHAPTER II: PROCEDURE