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Abstract. The legal status of a witness in criminal proceedings entails a set of rights and obligations, which are intended to ensure their cooperation with judicial authorities to fulfill the objectives of criminal justice.

Security measures for witnesses (physical protection, confidentiality, etc.) must guarantee the provision of testimony without fear for their own life or the lives of their loved ones, as well as prevent potential pressure or physical harm from criminals or other interested parties.

The article is devoted to the problem of protection and security of a witness in criminal proceedings, as well as the study of the experience of some foreign countries in solving this problem in criminal proceedings. In particular, to determine the essence of a witness as a subject of criminal proceedings and as a carrier of evidence in criminal proceedings, a theoretical analysis of the scientific positions of individual scholars in relation to the purpose and grounds of protection and security of witnesses, and analyzes the current criminal procedure legislation in Ukraine.