(1) The protection specified in Section 33 shall be provided by law enforcement and security authorities in the form of: a. protection to personal security from both physical and mental threats; b. confidentiality of witnesses’ identity; c. testifying in court without encountering the suspect. (2) The provision on the procedures of protection as specified in Section 34(1) shall be regulated further by Government Regulations. Section 35 (1) In the event that the defendant has been officially and appropriately summoned but does not appear before the court without valid reason, the hearing may continue and judgement handed down in the defendant’s absence. (2) In the event that the defendant is present at a subsequent hearing in the trial, before the verdict is handed down, the defendant shall be examined, and all witness testimonies and papers read out during the previous trial shall be deemed to be pronounced at the present trial. (3) Verdicts handed down in the absence of the defendant shall be announced by the public prosecutor on the court notice board, the Provincial Government office or notified to the defendant’s proxy. (4) The defendant or his/her proxy may submit an appeal upon the verdict as defined in Section 35(1). (5) In the event that the defendant dies before the verdict is handed down and there is strong evidence leading to the defendant’s involvement in a criminal act of terrorism, the judges, based on the prosecutor’s charges, shall decide the expropriation of the confiscated properties. (6) Decisions on the expropriation as defined in Section 35(5) shall not be eligible for an appeal. (7) Any interested individual may lodge an objection to the court over the verdict as defined in Section 35(5) within 30 (thirty) days from the date of the notification specified in Section 35 (3). CHAPTER VI COMPENSATION, RESTITUTION AND REHABILITATION Section 36 1. Any victim, and the family of victims of a criminal act of terrorism shall be eligible for compensation and/or restitution.