The People

Witness

Witnesses must expose the facts they have knowledge of to the court in order to facilitate the discovery of the truth.
At the hearing, only witnesses over 16 who are not members of the accused’s family take oath and swear to reply unambiguously, without voluntary omission. In case of false testimony, they may be prosecuted.
So that the testimony should not be biased, they wait in an isolated room until they are called into the witness box.
Apart from experts, anyone who comes to give testimony is a témoin (witness).