III. ORGANISATION AND PROCEDURE
CHAPTER II: PROCEDURE
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2. In view of all the circumstances and in particular if no other evidence is available to corroborate that of the anonymous witness and if it is technically possible, the chairman of the competent chamber or his deputy may exceptionally order, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the parties, that:
a) the witness’s voice be distorted; b) the witness’s face be masked; c) the witness be questioned outside the courtroom;
d) the witness be questioned in writing through the chairman of the competent chamber or his deputy.
3. Disciplinary measures shall be imposed on anyone who reveals the identity of an anonymous witness or any information that could be used to identify him.
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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.
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