Basics of improving special protection for convicted persons – critical remarks

Abstract

The article treats about problem of special protection which is dedicated to convict taking part in criminal proceedings as witness, suspect, accused or aggrieved and due to this position there exists serious threat or immediate concern of serious threat to his life or health. Such kind of protection is connected with fact that the person covered by it, may be attacked or threatened by others who are afraid of being in worse position in leading criminal cases or beig accused of any offence. The analyzes performed in the text prove that regulation of article 88d of Polish Executive Penal Code is complicated, leads to unequal treatment of convicts and basically duplicates the existing regulations in convict’s protection. It is proposed to remove the article 88d from Polish Executive Penal Code.