构建符合我国现实国情的证人保护制度——以《刑事诉讼法》修改为契机

Construction of Witness Protection System in Line with Current Situation in China——Seizing the Opportunity of the Amendment to Criminal Procedure Law

证人保护在我国法律实践和法律条文中基本是空白的,从而导致直接言词原则长期得不到真正的贯彻落实。此次《刑事诉讼法》修正案(草案)意识并体现了这一点,新增了涉及证人出庭和证人保护方面的内容,但是与全面完善的证人保护制度还有一定的差距。以此次刑诉法修改为契机,立足于当前我国的国情,从证人保护的主体、证人保护的对象以及证人保护的程序等方面构建我国的证人保护制度,具有重要的现实意义。

For a long time, negligence of witness protection in Chinese legal practice and legal documents makes impossible the implementation of the Principle of Directness and Verbalism. The current draft of the Criminal Procedure Law Amendment gives heed to the necessity of witness protection. Articles concerning witness appearance in court and protection are supplemented, but the witness protection system is still far from prefect. Taking advantage of the current amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law and based on the current situation in China, we should construct the witness protection system, focusing on the subject, object and procedure of witness protection. This will be of great realistic significance.