PROBLEMS OF GROUNDS FOR THE APPLICATION OF SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE OF A SUSPECT IN THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME

Anatoliy CHERNENKO

CHERNENKO A. (2022), PROBLEMS OF GROUNDS FOR THE APPLICATION OF SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE OF A SUSPECT IN THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME; Scientific Bulletin of Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affair, Special Issue №2, 401-407

DOI: 10.31733/2078-3566-2022-6-401-407

 

ABSTRACT. As a result of the research the author has concluded that the fact of the investigation into the circumstances of the crime, which was committed with the use of this position, is the actual basis for the application of removal from office.

Such a conclusion is made based on the fact that once a person has used his position to commit a crime, he already has a motive to use this position to oppose the investigation, because according to logic, this is the only chance for him to avoid responsibility. In this regard, amendments to the legislation (Part 2 of Article 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine) are proposed in the following wording: The basis for removal from office is the establishment during an investigation or trial of circumstances under which a person is reasonably suspected (accused) of committing a crime using this position.

In the author’s opinion the following should not be taken into account when making a decision on removal from office: the severity of the crime, because the qualification of the crime may change; lack of the person’s status as a suspect, because the person’s deprivation of the opportunity to destroy evidence occurs before he acquires such status; the suspended person has children or harm to other persons, because the decision to suspend him from office is made for a short period of time and cannot significantly harm them. Also, removal from office does not apply to other persons, and it seems strange to require the investigator to identify everyone who could be harmed by such a measure. If we talk about the negative impact of removal from office on other persons, then why not ask the question about such an impact of the conviction of this person. Logically, it is necessary to refuse her criminal punishment, because it will harm others. The public interest should dominate here – the effectiveness of the investigation.

In connection with this, it is proposed to exclude these circumstances from the legislation (exclude part 2 from Article 157 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine).

Keywords: grounds; measures to ensure criminal proceedings; removal from office; circumstances taken into account when removing from office; dominance of public interest.

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