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Witness
A witness — a person not interested in the outcome of a criminal case, who is summoned by an investigator or a detective to confirm the performance of an investigative action, as well as the content, course, and results of the investigative action1.
Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation dated 18.12.2001, as amended on 2019-03-17, Article 60, paragraph 1 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 2001. No. 52. Item 4921. ↩