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1. Criminal case hearings in all courts shall be open. There may be restrictions in openness of the court proceedings in cases when this contradicts the interests of state secrecy protection. Besides, a close court proceeding shall be permissible in response to a decision based on good cause by a court when relating to crimes committed by minors, matters relating to sexual crimes and other matters in order to prevent divulging of information on the intimate aspects of life of persons participating in the matter, and also in cases when this is required by the interests of maintaining the safety of the victim, a witness or other participants, as well as members of their families or close relatives. Complaints for actions and decisions of the body conducting the criminal prosecution, considered by court on the pre-court stage, shall also be considered in camera. 2. Consideration of cases and complaints in closed court proceedings shall be conducted with the observation of all procedural rules established by this Code. 3. Court sentences and resolutions shall be publicly declared in all cases. |
