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Failing witnesses in serious and organised crimes: policy perpsective for witness protective measures in Malawi

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posted on 2023-06-08, 21:53 authored by Steven Kayuni, Edister Jamu
Witness protection (procedural and non-procedural) concept has become firmly entrenched in modern criminal justice systems for purposes of securing the much needed testimony and amelioration of vulnerable witnesses’ circumstances. Witness protective measures have been used mostly in serious and organized crime prosecutions. Notwithstanding this, Malawi’s criminal justice system including its reforms has completely ignored this leaving witnesses vulnerable to tampering and intimidation. This article explores Malawi’s circumstances by focusing on serious and organised crime such as corruption and money laundering. It further offers some recommendations and policy perspectives as to what can possibly be done to ameliorate the witness situation.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Commonwealth Law Bulletin

ISSN

0305-0718

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

3

Volume

41

Page range

422-438

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  • Law Publications

Full text available

  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-07-24

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