Government has released the draft of its Witness Protection Bill which makes provision for the setting up of safe houses and/or new identities for eligible persons who are part of the Witness Protection Programme.
Such a programme has been promised by the APNU+AFC government and the draft Bill in the name of Attorney-General Basil Williams seeks to introduce legislation for the establishment of a Programme for the protection of certain witnesses and other persons. The bill has been published on the Official Gazette website.
Under the bill, offences which may give rise to protection under the Witness Protection Programme include murder, manslaughter, treason, sedition, piracy or hijacking, possession or use of firearms and ammunition with intent to injure, possession or use of firearms in furtherance of
