The Sri Lankan cabinet approved an amendment to the Assistance and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act no. 04 of 2015 in order to allow witnesses to testify from abroad, however made clear that such testimony “may be given at a Sri Lankan Diplomatic Mission in the respective country and provisions should be enacted to protect the freedom of witnesses and prevent any influence”.
“There have been requests to protect witnesses from overseas under this Act. Accordingly it has been decided to amend the above Act enabling victims and witnesses to give evidence from outside the country through audio visual media, without being present at courts,” the Cabinet paper stated.
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“There have been requests to protect witnesses from overseas under this Act. Accordingly it has been decided to amend the above Act enabling victims and witnesses to give evidence from outside the country through audio visual media, without being present at courts,” the Cabinet paper stated.
See more here.