The Witness in criminal justice process can give the testimony to find and seek for clarity
of an offence committed by an accused offender. The Law number 13 Year 2006 on
Witnesses and Victims have purpose to give the legal protection for witness from threats,
whether physical or psychological from certain parties. This legal research has purpose to
find out the shapes of Witness legal protection and the problem in the implementation of
witness legal protection in the criminal justice process. The method of this legal research
used normative research which focussed on norms and supported by secondary data as
main data. Source of data consisted of primary legal material and secondary legal
material. The results of this legal research showed that the shapes of legal protection for
witness such as according in the Article 5 clause (1) Law Number 13 Year 2006 on
Witnesses and Victims Protection. The problem in implementation of witness protection in
criminal justice process such as lack of the socialization about Law Number 13 Year 2006
on Witnesses and Victims Protection. Because of that, researchers want to give the
recommendation about the socialization of Law Number 13 Year 2006 on Witnesses and
Victims Protection must be increased.