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WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMME
                IN PUNJAB




                       By
10 Dec 2011                    B.A.NASIR
                            DIG Establishment
SEQUENCE
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      Importance of Witnesses in CJS.

      Why witnesses do not testify or retract their statements ?

      Need for Witness Protection Law.

      Witness Protection Methods.

      Witness Protection Issues.

      Punjab Witness Protection Act 2011.

      Way Forward.
Importance of Witnesses
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      Witnesses are the cornerstones of successful Criminal
       Justice Systems.

      Witness is an indispensable aid in the justice dispensation
       system. They are the “eyes and ears of justice”.

      Protection of witnesses from intimidation or threats due to
       cooperation with law enforcement or judicial authorities is
       critical to the maintenance of the rule of law.

      Witness protection programs are a key tool in dismantling
       the organized crime networks.
Importance of Witnesses
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      Criminal Justice System does not work fluently to result
       in prompt determination of guilt or innocence of accused.

      Prosecution witnesses retract from statements made
       earlier to the police or turn hostile in the Court.

      Witnesses turn hostile in cases involving heinous crimes
       or high profile personalities due to external pressures.

      Witnesses protection issues came under scrutiny after
       acquittal of hard core terrorists.
Why Witnesses do not Testify or retract their
     Statements ?
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      Police do not record the statements correctly.

      Police record the statements correctly but were retracted
       by the witnesses because of “intimidation and other
       methods of manipulation”.
      Protracted trials. Several dates for cross examination of
       witnesses resulting in frustration.
      Unsympathetic attitude of the police.

      Corruption in all segments of Criminal Justice System

      Absence of Witness Protection Programme.
Witnesses Protection Law - Need of the Hour
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      No comprehensive law for the protection of witnesses in
       Pakistan. Sec. 21 of ATA 1997 and article 146 & 148 of
       Qanoon-e- Shahdat Order 1984 which protect the
       witnesses from being asked indecent, scandalous,
       offensive, annoying or insulting questions.

      Witness Protection Laws exist in almost all the developed
       countries and number of developing countries.

      Need to draft and promulgate and implement Witness
       Protection Law.
Witnesses Protection Methods
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  Target Hardening:

        Temporary change of residence to a relative’s house or a
         nearby town;

        Close protection, regular patrolling around the witness’s
         house, escort to and from the court and provision of
         emergency contacts;

        Arrangement with the telephone company to change the
         witness’s telephone number or assign him or her an
         unlisted telephone number;
Witnesses Protection Methods
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  Target Hardening:

        Monitoring of mail and telephone calls;

        Installation of security devices in the witness’s home (such
         as security doors, alarms or fencing);

        Minimizing of public contacts with uniformed police;

        Provision of electronic warning devices;

        Provision of mobile telephones with emergency numbers;

        Use of discreet premises to interview and brief the witness.
Witnesses Protection Methods
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 Procedural Witness Protection
         Use of a witness’s pretrial statement instead of in-court
          testimony;

         Testimony via closed-circuit television or videoconferencing;

         Voice and face distortion;

         Removal of the defendant or the public from the courtroom;

         Partial or fully anonymous testimony (use of pseudonym).

         Presence of an accompanying person for psychological
          support;
Witnesses Protection Methods
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  Self Protection

      In absence of an established WPP, refusal of the witness to
      enter witness protection or lack of eligibility criteria:
         witnesses may be offered support to look after their own
          protection.

         in cases of low threat, a lump-sum payment may be offered
          to witnesses to assist them in their own resettlement.
Witnesses Protection Methods
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  Self Protection


         Respective authorities may facilitate and assist with the
          move without any responsibility.

         No formal agreement or memorandum of understanding
          between the parties.

         Authorities focus on instilling in witnesses a feeling of
          security.
Witnesses Protection Issues
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       Balancing of the interests of the prosecution in protecting
        the witness and the rights of the accused.
       Importance of an open trial.
       Rights of the accused in knowing who is testifying against
        him

       Section 512 of Cr.PC gives few exceptions if the accused
        is not available or has absconded and cannot be found by
        reasonable means, then the court can order the witnesses
        to testify in the absence of the accused.
Witnesses Protection Issues
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       Costs of implementation and infrastructure for Witness
        Protection Programme.

       Careful selection of cases that merit protection like: high
        profile, communally charged, involving drugs or organised
        crime syndicates or cases involving grave offences and
        terrorism cases.

       Corruption in all segments of Criminal Justice System-
        vulnerabilities of protected witnesses (false identities,
        relocation etc)
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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       A basic draft of Punjab Witness Protection Act 2011 has
        been prepared.

       Provincial Police Officer, Punjab to establish Witness
        Protection Section in the Police Department.

       PPO,CPO or DPO to decide the witness and the kind of
        witness protection measures needed.

       District & Sessions Judge to approve the protective
        measures on the request of concerned officer.
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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      Witness Protection Measures (Sec.3).
       Protective Measures may include the following;
        o making arrangements necessary:
           to allow the witness to establish a new identity; or
           otherwise to protect the witness;

        o relocating the witness;

        o providing accommodation for the witness;

        o providing transport for the property of the witness;

        o providing reasonable financial assistance to the witness;

        o permitting any person involved in WPP to use an assumed name
          in carrying out duties and to have supporting documentation.
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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      Witness Protection Measures (Sec.3).
        o doing any other things necessary to ensure the safety of the
          witness;

        o taking any of the steps for a foreign witness present in Punjab
          pursuant to an agreement between Pakistan and a foreign State
          relating to witness protection.

        o PPO,CPO or DPO shall not obtain documentation for a witness
          participating in WPP that represents that the participant has a
          qualification that he or she does not have, or is entitled to a benefit
          that he or she is not entitled to;
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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      Parameters for Inclusion the in WPP (Sec.4)
       Seriousness of the offence to which the statement or evidence of
        the witness relates;

       Nature and importance of that statement or evidence;

       Nature of the perceived danger to the witness;

       Nature of the witness’s relationship to any other witness being
        assessed for inclusion in the programme;

       Results of any psychological or psychiatric examination or
        evaluation of the witness conducted to determine his or her
        suitability for inclusion in the programme;
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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  Parameters for Inclusion the in WPP (Sec.4)
   Are there any viable alternative methods of protecting the witness;

      Whether the witness has a criminal record, particularly in respect of
       violent crime, which indicates a risk to the public if he or she is
       included in the programme.



       A witness shall not be included in a Witness Protection Programme
       unless the witness, or a person legally responsible for the person,
       agrees in writing to be included in the programme.
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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       Protection of Judges, Counsels, Prosecutors & Persons
       concerned with Court Proceedings (Sec. 6)

   The Court may order such measures for the protection of a
    judge, public prosecutor, counsel and other persons
    concerned with the proceedings for an offence, which may
    also include the following :

          In-camera proceedings or restricted entry to prevent crowding or
           storming of the court to intimidate the judge or to create a
           threatening atmosphere;
          Non-publication of names of judges, counsel, public prosecutor,
           witnesses and persons concerned with court proceedings;
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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       Protection of Judges, Counsels, Prosecutors & Persons
       concerned with Court Proceedings (Sec. 6)

          During any inquiry, investigation or court proceedings, in matter of
           the identification of the accused , adequate protection to a witness
           to protect the identity of the witness from the accused.


   PPO,CCPO,CPO or DPO to take appropriate measures for the
    protection of the judges, accused, witnesses, prosecutor, defence
    counsel and anyone concerned with the court proceedings during
    investigation of an offence and the judicial proceedings.
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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  Termination of Witness Protection Assistance (Sec.7).


   Protection and assistance provided under the Witness Protection
       Programme may be terminated by PPO,CPO,DPO if the participant
       requests in writing that it be terminated; and



   May be terminated in writing by PPO,CPO or DPO, if:

       • witness deliberately breaches a requirement or undertaking
         relating to the Witness Protection Programme;
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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  Termination of Witness Protection Assistance (Sec.7).


       • witness’s conduct or threatened conduct, in the opinion of
         PPO,CPO,DPO, is likely to threaten the security or compromise
         the integrity of the witness protection programme; or

       • circumstances, that gave rise to the need for protection for the
         witness, have ceased to exist and keeping in view the
         circumstances of the case the PPO,CPO or DPO is of the
         opinion that,, the protection should be terminated.
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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  Restoration of former Identity (Sec.9).
       PPO,CPO or DPO, if consider it appropriate to do so, take such
       action as is necessary to restore the former identity of a person
       whose protection and assistance under WPP has been terminated
       in case the participant requests in writing that it be terminated.
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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  Certain Persons not to Disclose Information (Sec.10).
   Except under the orders of court, a person who acquires information
       in the ordinary course of official duties relating to the administration
       of the WPP, shall not be required in any proceedings in any court,
       tribunal or commission of inquiry, however described, to:

          produce any document; or

          divulge or communicate any matter or thing, relating to the
           performance of his or her duties in connection with WPP.
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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  Provision of Information to Competent Authorities (Sec.11).
   A person who has been provided with a new identity or relocated
    under this Act; and
   PPO,CPO or DPO, is notified by a competent authority that the
    person is under investigation for, or has been arrested for or is
    charged with a serious offence, they may:
     release to that authority the new identity or location of the
      person;
     provide that authority with the criminal record and fingerprints of
      the person;
     release to that authority such other information as PPO,CPO or
      DPO considers appropriate in the circumstances; and
     otherwise cooperate with that authority.
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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  Offences Relating to Witness Protection (Sec.12).


   No person shall, except in accordance with this Act, disclose
       information:

       o about the identity of a person who is or has been a witness included
         in the WPP; or

       o that compromises the security of such a person.

       Penalty: fine up to five million rupees, or imprisonment for a period not
       exceeding 10 years, or both.
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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  Offences Relating to Witness Protection (Sec.12).


   No person who has participated in the WPP shall, either directly or
       indirectly, disclose or communicate to another person:

       o Information relating to anything done by the PPO,CPO or DPO or
         any police officer under this Act; or

       o Information about any police officer gained by the person as a result
         of anything done under this Act.

   Penalty: fine up to five million rupees, or imprisonment for a period not
       exceeding five years, or both.
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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  Offences Relating to Witness Protection (Sec.12).
   This does not apply to any disclosure or communication:

       o that has been authorised by the PPO,CPO or DPO.

       o that is necessary to comply with an order of the competent court.

   A person in respect of whom an entry is made under this Act in a
       register of births, register of deaths or register of marriages shall not,
       while the entry remains in force, use or obtain any document that is
       based on the previous entry.

   Penalty: fine up to one million rupees, or imprisonment for a period not
       exceeding five years, or both.
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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  Offences Relating to Witness Protection (Sec.12).
   A witness who has been provided with a new identity under a witness
       protection programme shall not marry using the new identity unless;

       o the witness is of marriageable age;

       o if the witness has been married previously to another person, the
         witness is now divorced from that other person, or that other person
         has died; and

       o there is no legal impediment to the marriage.

   Penalty: fine up to five million rupees, or imprisonment for a period not
       exceeding seven years, or both.
Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT
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  Rules Making by PPO (Sec.14).


   PPO, with the approval of the Provincial Government, may by
       notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying into effect the
       provisions of this Act.

   For direction and control, PPO may issue standing orders not
       inconsistent with the Act or rules made hereunder for the efficient
       functioning of the Witness Protection Programme.
WAY FORWARD
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   Enactment and promulgation of Punjab Witness Protection Act
      2011, after getting input from all the stakeholders.

   Appointment of a focal person to establish Witness Protection
      Section (WPS) in Punjab Police.

   Preparation of PC-1 to establish the WPS.

   Provision of necessary budgetary support.

   Hiring of requisite staff for WPS.

   Provision of necessary logistic support to the WPS.
WAY FORWARD
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   Training of all the stakeholders in the Criminal Justice
      System about the Witness Protection Programme.

   Inauguration of the Witness Protection Programme.

   Monitoring of the implementation of Witness Protection
      Programme by a high level committee, headed by PPO,
      with representation from all the stakeholders in CJS.

   Quarterly     review   of   the   progress    made        in   the
      implementation of WPP and submission of report to the CM.
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      THANKS

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Witness protection in punjab

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  • 2. WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMME IN PUNJAB By 10 Dec 2011 B.A.NASIR DIG Establishment
  • 3. SEQUENCE 33  Importance of Witnesses in CJS.  Why witnesses do not testify or retract their statements ?  Need for Witness Protection Law.  Witness Protection Methods.  Witness Protection Issues.  Punjab Witness Protection Act 2011.  Way Forward.
  • 4. Importance of Witnesses 44  Witnesses are the cornerstones of successful Criminal Justice Systems.  Witness is an indispensable aid in the justice dispensation system. They are the “eyes and ears of justice”.  Protection of witnesses from intimidation or threats due to cooperation with law enforcement or judicial authorities is critical to the maintenance of the rule of law.  Witness protection programs are a key tool in dismantling the organized crime networks.
  • 5. Importance of Witnesses 55  Criminal Justice System does not work fluently to result in prompt determination of guilt or innocence of accused.  Prosecution witnesses retract from statements made earlier to the police or turn hostile in the Court.  Witnesses turn hostile in cases involving heinous crimes or high profile personalities due to external pressures.  Witnesses protection issues came under scrutiny after acquittal of hard core terrorists.
  • 6. Why Witnesses do not Testify or retract their Statements ? 66  Police do not record the statements correctly.  Police record the statements correctly but were retracted by the witnesses because of “intimidation and other methods of manipulation”.  Protracted trials. Several dates for cross examination of witnesses resulting in frustration.  Unsympathetic attitude of the police.  Corruption in all segments of Criminal Justice System  Absence of Witness Protection Programme.
  • 7. Witnesses Protection Law - Need of the Hour 77  No comprehensive law for the protection of witnesses in Pakistan. Sec. 21 of ATA 1997 and article 146 & 148 of Qanoon-e- Shahdat Order 1984 which protect the witnesses from being asked indecent, scandalous, offensive, annoying or insulting questions.  Witness Protection Laws exist in almost all the developed countries and number of developing countries.  Need to draft and promulgate and implement Witness Protection Law.
  • 8. Witnesses Protection Methods 88  Target Hardening:  Temporary change of residence to a relative’s house or a nearby town;  Close protection, regular patrolling around the witness’s house, escort to and from the court and provision of emergency contacts;  Arrangement with the telephone company to change the witness’s telephone number or assign him or her an unlisted telephone number;
  • 9. Witnesses Protection Methods 99  Target Hardening:  Monitoring of mail and telephone calls;  Installation of security devices in the witness’s home (such as security doors, alarms or fencing);  Minimizing of public contacts with uniformed police;  Provision of electronic warning devices;  Provision of mobile telephones with emergency numbers;  Use of discreet premises to interview and brief the witness.
  • 10. Witnesses Protection Methods 10 10  Procedural Witness Protection  Use of a witness’s pretrial statement instead of in-court testimony;  Testimony via closed-circuit television or videoconferencing;  Voice and face distortion;  Removal of the defendant or the public from the courtroom;  Partial or fully anonymous testimony (use of pseudonym).  Presence of an accompanying person for psychological support;
  • 11. Witnesses Protection Methods 11 11  Self Protection In absence of an established WPP, refusal of the witness to enter witness protection or lack of eligibility criteria:  witnesses may be offered support to look after their own protection.  in cases of low threat, a lump-sum payment may be offered to witnesses to assist them in their own resettlement.
  • 12. Witnesses Protection Methods 12 12  Self Protection  Respective authorities may facilitate and assist with the move without any responsibility.  No formal agreement or memorandum of understanding between the parties.  Authorities focus on instilling in witnesses a feeling of security.
  • 13. Witnesses Protection Issues 13 13  Balancing of the interests of the prosecution in protecting the witness and the rights of the accused.  Importance of an open trial.  Rights of the accused in knowing who is testifying against him  Section 512 of Cr.PC gives few exceptions if the accused is not available or has absconded and cannot be found by reasonable means, then the court can order the witnesses to testify in the absence of the accused.
  • 14. Witnesses Protection Issues 14 14  Costs of implementation and infrastructure for Witness Protection Programme.  Careful selection of cases that merit protection like: high profile, communally charged, involving drugs or organised crime syndicates or cases involving grave offences and terrorism cases.  Corruption in all segments of Criminal Justice System- vulnerabilities of protected witnesses (false identities, relocation etc)
  • 15. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 15 15  A basic draft of Punjab Witness Protection Act 2011 has been prepared.  Provincial Police Officer, Punjab to establish Witness Protection Section in the Police Department.  PPO,CPO or DPO to decide the witness and the kind of witness protection measures needed.  District & Sessions Judge to approve the protective measures on the request of concerned officer.
  • 16. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 16 16 Witness Protection Measures (Sec.3).  Protective Measures may include the following; o making arrangements necessary:  to allow the witness to establish a new identity; or  otherwise to protect the witness; o relocating the witness; o providing accommodation for the witness; o providing transport for the property of the witness; o providing reasonable financial assistance to the witness; o permitting any person involved in WPP to use an assumed name in carrying out duties and to have supporting documentation.
  • 17. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 17 17 Witness Protection Measures (Sec.3). o doing any other things necessary to ensure the safety of the witness; o taking any of the steps for a foreign witness present in Punjab pursuant to an agreement between Pakistan and a foreign State relating to witness protection. o PPO,CPO or DPO shall not obtain documentation for a witness participating in WPP that represents that the participant has a qualification that he or she does not have, or is entitled to a benefit that he or she is not entitled to;
  • 18. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 18 18 Parameters for Inclusion the in WPP (Sec.4)  Seriousness of the offence to which the statement or evidence of the witness relates;  Nature and importance of that statement or evidence;  Nature of the perceived danger to the witness;  Nature of the witness’s relationship to any other witness being assessed for inclusion in the programme;  Results of any psychological or psychiatric examination or evaluation of the witness conducted to determine his or her suitability for inclusion in the programme;
  • 19. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 19 19 Parameters for Inclusion the in WPP (Sec.4)  Are there any viable alternative methods of protecting the witness;  Whether the witness has a criminal record, particularly in respect of violent crime, which indicates a risk to the public if he or she is included in the programme. A witness shall not be included in a Witness Protection Programme unless the witness, or a person legally responsible for the person, agrees in writing to be included in the programme.
  • 20. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 20 20 Protection of Judges, Counsels, Prosecutors & Persons concerned with Court Proceedings (Sec. 6)  The Court may order such measures for the protection of a judge, public prosecutor, counsel and other persons concerned with the proceedings for an offence, which may also include the following :  In-camera proceedings or restricted entry to prevent crowding or storming of the court to intimidate the judge or to create a threatening atmosphere;  Non-publication of names of judges, counsel, public prosecutor, witnesses and persons concerned with court proceedings;
  • 21. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 21 21 Protection of Judges, Counsels, Prosecutors & Persons concerned with Court Proceedings (Sec. 6)  During any inquiry, investigation or court proceedings, in matter of the identification of the accused , adequate protection to a witness to protect the identity of the witness from the accused.  PPO,CCPO,CPO or DPO to take appropriate measures for the protection of the judges, accused, witnesses, prosecutor, defence counsel and anyone concerned with the court proceedings during investigation of an offence and the judicial proceedings.
  • 22. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 22 22 Termination of Witness Protection Assistance (Sec.7).  Protection and assistance provided under the Witness Protection Programme may be terminated by PPO,CPO,DPO if the participant requests in writing that it be terminated; and  May be terminated in writing by PPO,CPO or DPO, if: • witness deliberately breaches a requirement or undertaking relating to the Witness Protection Programme;
  • 23. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 23 23 Termination of Witness Protection Assistance (Sec.7). • witness’s conduct or threatened conduct, in the opinion of PPO,CPO,DPO, is likely to threaten the security or compromise the integrity of the witness protection programme; or • circumstances, that gave rise to the need for protection for the witness, have ceased to exist and keeping in view the circumstances of the case the PPO,CPO or DPO is of the opinion that,, the protection should be terminated.
  • 24. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 24 24 Restoration of former Identity (Sec.9). PPO,CPO or DPO, if consider it appropriate to do so, take such action as is necessary to restore the former identity of a person whose protection and assistance under WPP has been terminated in case the participant requests in writing that it be terminated.
  • 25. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 25 25 Certain Persons not to Disclose Information (Sec.10).  Except under the orders of court, a person who acquires information in the ordinary course of official duties relating to the administration of the WPP, shall not be required in any proceedings in any court, tribunal or commission of inquiry, however described, to:  produce any document; or  divulge or communicate any matter or thing, relating to the performance of his or her duties in connection with WPP.
  • 26. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 26 26 Provision of Information to Competent Authorities (Sec.11).  A person who has been provided with a new identity or relocated under this Act; and  PPO,CPO or DPO, is notified by a competent authority that the person is under investigation for, or has been arrested for or is charged with a serious offence, they may:  release to that authority the new identity or location of the person;  provide that authority with the criminal record and fingerprints of the person;  release to that authority such other information as PPO,CPO or DPO considers appropriate in the circumstances; and  otherwise cooperate with that authority.
  • 27. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 27 27 Offences Relating to Witness Protection (Sec.12).  No person shall, except in accordance with this Act, disclose information: o about the identity of a person who is or has been a witness included in the WPP; or o that compromises the security of such a person. Penalty: fine up to five million rupees, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years, or both.
  • 28. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 28 28 Offences Relating to Witness Protection (Sec.12).  No person who has participated in the WPP shall, either directly or indirectly, disclose or communicate to another person: o Information relating to anything done by the PPO,CPO or DPO or any police officer under this Act; or o Information about any police officer gained by the person as a result of anything done under this Act.  Penalty: fine up to five million rupees, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or both.
  • 29. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 29 29 Offences Relating to Witness Protection (Sec.12).  This does not apply to any disclosure or communication: o that has been authorised by the PPO,CPO or DPO. o that is necessary to comply with an order of the competent court.  A person in respect of whom an entry is made under this Act in a register of births, register of deaths or register of marriages shall not, while the entry remains in force, use or obtain any document that is based on the previous entry.  Penalty: fine up to one million rupees, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or both.
  • 30. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 30 30 Offences Relating to Witness Protection (Sec.12).  A witness who has been provided with a new identity under a witness protection programme shall not marry using the new identity unless; o the witness is of marriageable age; o if the witness has been married previously to another person, the witness is now divorced from that other person, or that other person has died; and o there is no legal impediment to the marriage.  Penalty: fine up to five million rupees, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding seven years, or both.
  • 31. Punjab Witnesses Protection Act 2011 - DRAFT 31 31 Rules Making by PPO (Sec.14).  PPO, with the approval of the Provincial Government, may by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.  For direction and control, PPO may issue standing orders not inconsistent with the Act or rules made hereunder for the efficient functioning of the Witness Protection Programme.
  • 32. WAY FORWARD 32 32  Enactment and promulgation of Punjab Witness Protection Act 2011, after getting input from all the stakeholders.  Appointment of a focal person to establish Witness Protection Section (WPS) in Punjab Police.  Preparation of PC-1 to establish the WPS.  Provision of necessary budgetary support.  Hiring of requisite staff for WPS.  Provision of necessary logistic support to the WPS.
  • 33. WAY FORWARD 33 33  Training of all the stakeholders in the Criminal Justice System about the Witness Protection Programme.  Inauguration of the Witness Protection Programme.  Monitoring of the implementation of Witness Protection Programme by a high level committee, headed by PPO, with representation from all the stakeholders in CJS.  Quarterly review of the progress made in the implementation of WPP and submission of report to the CM.
  • 34. 34 34 THANKS