Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211
Dr. Mus’ab Turki Ibrahim Nassar
Vol 17, No 11 ( 2022 ) | Licensing: CC 4.0 | Pg no: 2777-2797 | Published on: 14-11-2022
Abstract
Witness testimony is the most common way to form convictions about a particular criminal incident. Forcing witnesses, through acts of intimidation, reprisals and threats, to mislead justice and conceal the truth because they are the eyes and ears of the judiciary. Therefore, they must be protected by criminalizing acts that are against them. This study presents aspects for witnesses and whistleblowers’ protection in the Jordanian and Qatari laws and the international agreements as mechanism of witnesses’ protection varies from one country to another as it depends on their political, social and economic system. The study found that if a witness has a legal duty to testify about what he has learned about the crime; he is entitled to protection. It is the duty of the State, in addition to that the protection of whistleblowers, witnesses, informants and experts in Jordan, and its application is limited to corruption crimes only, as the subject of witness, informants and experts’ protection has a close connection with the policy of anti-corruption and anti-crime.
Keywords:
Witnesses, whistleblowers, Jordanian law, Qatari law and International agreements.