Who is the legal witness?
Lawyers said that legal witnesses can be people who have no legal interest in matters that do not need to be witnessed. A person who has an interest in the legatee cannot be a witness to the will. If you are a contract witness, you must be a full citizen to be a witness.
What are the rights and obligations of witnesses?
According to lawyers, the rights of witnesses include: the right to participate in litigation in their own language, the right to state, the right to sue, the right to personal freedom, the right to ask for confidentiality and the right to ask for personal safety. Especially in criminal cases, the importance of witnesses is self-evident, and the people's courts and people
Is it valid for an administrative witness not to testify in court?
In administrative proceedings, witnesses only provide testimony. If they do not appear in court, the testimony is also valid, but the probative force will be relatively weakened. According to the law, the people's court shall require witnesses to testify in court and accept inquiries from judges and parties.
Legal basis:
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 62 Anyone who knows the circumstances of a case has the obligation to testify. A person who is physically and mentally defective or young, can't distinguish right from wrong and can't express correctly, can't be a witness.
Article 63 People's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs shall ensure the safety of witnesses and their near relatives. Threatening, insulting, beating or retaliating against witnesses and their close relatives, which constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; If it is not serious enough for criminal punishment, it shall be given administrative punishment for public security according to law.