The Ministry of Justice is proposing new legislation to strengthen the legal protections afforded to professionals maintaining confidentiality. The proposed law in the country explicitly aims to safeguard the right of lawyers, journalists, notaries, and clergy to decline providing information or appearing as witnesses in criminal proceedings. This move seeks to reinforce existing understandings of professional privilege. The legislation intends to offer these professions greater clarity and security against compelled disclosure. It would formalize protections for journalistic sources and the confessional seal, among other sensitive communications. This development is expected to support freedom of the press and the proper functioning of the legal system in the country.