Article 23 Witnesses

1.

a)

immunity from personal arrest or detention or any other restriction of their liberty in respect of acts or convictions prior to their entry into the territory of the host State;

b)

immunity from seizure of their personal baggage unless there are serious grounds for believing that the baggage contains articles the import or export of which is prohibited by law or controlled by the quarantine regulations of the host State;

c)

immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in the course of their testimony, which immunity shall continue to be accorded even after their appearance and testimony before the Tribunal;

d)

inviolability of all papers, documents in whatever form and materials relating to their testimony;

e)

for purposes of their communications with the Tribunal and counsel in connection with their testimony, the right to receive and send papers and documents in whatever form;

f)

exemption from immigration restrictions and alien registration when they travel for purposes of their testimony;

g)

the same repatriation facilities in time of international crisis as are accorded to diplomatic agents under the Vienna Convention.

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3.

4.

a)

immunity from personal arrest or detention or any other restriction of their liberty;

b)

immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in the course of their appearance or testimony, which immunity shall continue to be accorded even after their appearance or testimony;

c)

inviolability of all papers, documents in whatever form and materials relating to their appearance or testimony;

d)

for the purpose of their communications with the Tribunal and with their counsel in connection with their appearance or testimony, the right to receive and send papers in whatever form.

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