Article 45 — Secrecy of the Identity of a Source.

(1) The editor or publisher of any publication, which is not periodical, may not be compelled to disclose the name or pen- name of the author. (2) The publisher or editor of any publication may not be compelled to disclose the source of any matter printed in publication. (3) Notwithstanding the provision of sub-article (2) of this article, the Court may order the publisher or editor of the publication to disclose the source of information: (a) where a crime is committed against the Constitutional Order, National Defence Force or security of the State constituting clear and imminent danger, or (b) in the case of proceedings of a serious crime, where such source does not have any alternative and is decisive for the outcome of the case.