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Article 400-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the trial of the war crimes mentioned in Chapter I of Book IV bis of the Criminal Code and the crimes mentioned in Article 706-73 of this code, the court may, by judgment given in open court, order that a witness be heard in camera for the duration of the hearing if the witness’s public testimony is likely to seriously endanger his life or physical integrity or those of his close relatives.

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Article 400-1

Pour le jugement des délits de guerre mentionnés au chapitre Ier du livre IV bis du code pénal et des délits mentionnés à l’article 706-73 du présent code, le tribunal peut, par jugement rendu en audience publique, ordonner le huis clos pour le temps de l’audition d’un témoin si la déposition publique de celui-ci est de nature à mettre gravement en danger sa vie ou son intégrité physique ou celles de ses proches.

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