Tokens: This
is
a
borderline
case
.
On
the
one
hand
,
the
conditions
in
which
the
trial
took
place
and
the
witnesses
were
examined
were
certainly
not
entirely
satisfactory
and
no
doubt
they
could
have
been
improved
,
although
it
has
to
be
acknowledged
that
efforts
had
been
made
in
Netherlands
law
to
adapt
the
procedure
for
hearing
anonymous
witnesses
to
the
requirements
of
Article
6
of
the
Convention
(
art
.
6
)
as
set
out
in
the
judgment
of
Kostovski
v.
the
Netherlands
(
20
November
1989
,
Series
A
no
.
166
)
.
On
the
other
hand
,
this
was
a
case
of
armed
robbery
and
it
is
understandable
that
the
witnesses
-
even
though
they
were
police
officers
-
should
be
in
fear
of
reprisals
from
trigger
-
happy
criminals
.
Were
a
similar
situation
to
arise
in
the
future
,
it
would
certainly
be
desirable
for
even
more
attention
to
be
paid
to
the
requirements
of
Article
6
of
the
Convention
(
art
.
6
)
when
measures
were
taken
.
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