The court properly closed the courtroom during the testimony of the undercover police officers for the purpose of protecting their safety and the integrity of ongoing narcotics operations. As the court noted, the officers were still working actively in the neighborhood where defendant was arrested and felt it necessary to enter the courthouse by nonpublic routes in order to avoid having their identities revealed (see, People v Ayala,
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