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The course of the trial shall follow the order specified in the Code, but due to specificcircumstances, in particular the number of defendants, number of criminal offences andvolume of evidence, the chamber may order deviations from the regular course of thetrial.Article 298(1) The court is required to protect its reputation, the reputations of the parties and otherparticipants in the proceedings from insults, threats and any other form of attack.(2) The president of the chamber is responsible for maintaining law and order in thecourtroom. The president may order persons attending the trial to be searched, and shallimmediately after the opening of the hearing caution those present to behave in anorderly manner and to refrain from obstructing the work of the court.(3) The chamber may order that all persons attending the trial as viewers be removedfrom the hearing if the measures for maintaining law and ordered provided in this Codecould not ensure the unobstructed conduct of the trial.Article 299(1) Where the defendant, defence counsel, the aggrieved, legal representative, proxy,witness, expert witness, interpreter or other person attending the trial disturbs the workand dignity of the court, or disobeys orders of the president of the chamber to keep theorder, the president of the chamber may caution that person, order that person removedfrom the courtroom, or impose a fine of up to 500.000 RSD on that person.(2) Where a person referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, except the defendant anddefence counsel, continues to disturb order or disobey orders of the president of thechamber for maintenance of law and order by exhibiting gross disrespect for the courtand seriously disrupting the trial, after being pronounced the sanctions referred to inparagraph 1 of this Article, the president of the chamber shall make a special record inwhich he shall enter the statements made by that person and a description of hisbehaviour, which he shall together with a copy of the record of the trial, if needed alsowith a copy of the other documentation, communicate to the president of the court. Thepresident of the court may within 15 days issue a ruling imposing on the person referredto in paragraph 1 of this Article a fine of up to 500.000 RSD, or a term of imprisonment ofup to 15 days, or both penalties.(3) Appeals against the ruling on punishment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of thisArticle may be filed with the chamber referred to in Article 24 paragraph 6 of this Code.Appeals do not stay execution of rulings, nor shall represent a reason for adjourning orpostponing the trial. The president of the chamber, or the president of the court, shallsubmit the copy of the trial record, and if needed also copies of other documentation, tothe chamber ruling on the appeal.(4) By exception, the chamber may repeal the ruling on punishment referred to inparagraph 1 of this Article if the person punished apologises to the court and promises toabstain from violating law and order in the courtroom in the future.