Art. 60d Judicial Organisation Act (GOG) - Extrajudicial Witness Protection
Art. 60d GOG — Extrajudicial Witness Protection
1. The police may implement appropriate protective measures for individuals in urgent cases who require extrajudicial witness protection but cannot be admitted into the federal witness protection program.
2. In non-urgent cases, the respective competent authorities decide on the specific protective measures; the police act as the lead authority and coordinate the procedure with the involved authorities and private parties.
3. The costs are borne by the canton. If measures and services have been provided based on knowingly false information from the person to be protected, the costs can be reclaimed from that person.
4. The police report to the head of the Department of Security and Social Affairs on activities in the field of cantonal extrajudicial witness protection pursuant to Art. 32 para. 2 of the Witness Protection Act (ZeugSG).