Anyone who violates the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be investigated for legal responsibility according to law. If a defender is suspected of committing a crime, it shall be handled by an investigation organ other than the investigation organ where the defender undertakes the case. If the defender is a lawyer, he shall promptly notify the law firm where he belongs or the lawyers association to which he belongs. Witness testimony must be cross-examined and verified by the public prosecutor, the victim, the defendant and the defender in court before it can be used as the basis for finalizing the case. If the court finds that a witness intentionally perjures or conceals criminal evidence, it shall deal with it according to law. Anyone who knows the 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. The people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs shall ensure the safety of witnesses and their close 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. Transportation, accommodation, meals and other expenses. The expenses incurred by witnesses in fulfilling their obligation to testify shall be subsidized. The subsidy for witness testimony is included in the operating funds of judicial organs and guaranteed by the government finance at the same level. If a witness from the work unit testifies, the work unit shall not deduct his salary, bonus and other welfare benefits in disguise.
Legal basis: Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 43 With the consent of witnesses or other relevant units and individuals, defense lawyers may collect materials related to this case from them, or apply to the people's procuratorate or the people's court to collect and obtain evidence, or apply to the people's court to notify witnesses to testify in court.
With the permission of the people's procuratorate or the people's court, and with the consent of the victim or his close relatives or witnesses provided by the victim, the defense lawyer may collect materials related to the case from them.
Article 44 A defender or other person shall not help a criminal suspect or defendant to conceal, destroy, forge evidence or collude in confession, and shall not threaten or induce witnesses to commit perjury or engage in other acts that hinder judicial proceedings.
Anyone who violates the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be investigated for legal responsibility according to law. If a defender is suspected of committing a crime, it shall be handled by an investigation organ other than the investigation organ where the defender undertakes the case. If the defender is a lawyer, he shall promptly notify the law firm where he belongs or the lawyers association to which he belongs.
Article 61 The testimony of a witness must be cross-examined and verified by the public prosecutor, the victim, the defendant and the defender in court before it can be used as the basis for finalizing the case. If the court finds that a witness intentionally perjures or conceals criminal evidence, it shall deal with it according to law.
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.
Sixty-fifth witnesses shall be subsidized for transportation, accommodation, meals and other expenses incurred in fulfilling their obligation to testify. The subsidy for witness testimony is included in the operating funds of judicial organs and guaranteed by the government finance at the same level.
If a witness from the work unit testifies, the work unit shall not deduct his salary, bonus and other welfare benefits in disguise.