On July 7, 2026, the government adopted a draft amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure aimed at enhancing witness data protection and streamlining legal proceedings through mandatory identification requirements. <\/p>\n
The amendment mandates that witnesses provide their PESEL number during criminal proceedings. In cases where a witness does not possess a PESEL number, they must instead provide the name and number of their identity document along with the details of the issuing authority.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, authorities conducting the proceedings will be empowered to collect a witness’s phone number and email address. This measure is intended to improve communication regarding hearing schedules and other procedural steps.<\/p>\n
The primary goal of these requirements is to expedite the identification process and eliminate errors stemming from individuals sharing identical names. Clear identification will allow authorities to more efficiently secure essential documentation, including medical records and data from various institutions.<\/p>\n
These procedural updates are designed to align with modern technological standards and current forensic knowledge, ultimately reducing delays in legal processing.<\/p>\n
Sensitive data, including the PESEL number and identity document details, will be excluded from the main case files accessible to the parties involved in the trial. This information will be stored in a separate annex accessible only to the authority leading the investigation.<\/p>\n
These changes are expected to strengthen privacy protections for witnesses and victims, significantly reducing the risk of unauthorized disclosure of personal information while maintaining the security of data handled by courts and law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On July 7, 2026, the government adopted a draft amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure aimed at enhancing witness data protection and streamlining legal proceedings through mandatory identification requirements. New identification requirements for witnesses The amendment mandates that witnesses provide their PESEL number during criminal proceedings. In cases where a witness does not possess […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics-and-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}