SECRET INVESTIGATIVE (DETECTIVE) ACTIONS IN WAR CONDITIONS: CERTAIN THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS (PART I)

Sadig TAGIEV, Mykhailo PUZYROV, Serhii IVASHKO

TAGIEV S., PUZYROV M., IVASHKO S. (2023), SECRET INVESTIGATIVE (DETECTIVE) ACTIONS IN WAR CONDITIONS: CERTAIN THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS (PART I), Scientific Bulletin of Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs, № 1, 78-84

DOI: 10.31733/2078-3566-2023-1-78-84

 

ABSTRACT. The relevance of the issue raised in the article lies in the presence of a special legal regime introduced in Ukraine in connection with the military aggression of the russian federation.

The article pays attention to certain theoretical and practical aspects of obtaining permits for conducting secret investigative (detective) actions and using their results.

It is emphasized that the issue of using the results of secret investigative (detective) actions has always been, is and will be one of the main ones in the criminal process. This is explained by the fact that the scope of secret investigative (detective) actions extends to the constitutionally protected sphere of a person’s private life. That is why the legislator provides a number of safety mechanisms against misuses by law enforcement agencies when obtaining permission to conduct secret investigative (detective) actions, when conducting them and using their results.

The authors’ vision of the possibility of a so-called «simplified» approach to the procedure for obtaining a permit for conducting certain types of secret investigative (detective) actions and conducting such actions in war conditions is expressed, provided, of course, by legally defined safeguards against misuses by law enforcement agencies. The norms of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine «On State Secrets», which regulate the issue of admission and access to state secrets of citizens who, according to Article 275 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine are involved in confidential cooperation, are analyzed.

To understand the importance of the issue of the use of secret investigative (detective) actions, their effectiveness, statistical data on the number of obtained court permits for their conduct and the number of actually used results of secret investigative (detective) actions as evidence in criminal proceedings are given. Taking into account the changes introduced by the legislator to Chapter 21 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, the article examines problematic issues that may arise in the practical activities of investigators, inquirers, and prosecutors.

Keywords: martial law, criminal offenses, corruption criminal offenses, criminal proceedings, evidence, prosecutor, investigator, inquirer, secret investigative (detective) actions, control over the commission of a crime, illegal trafficking of drugs and firearms, confidential cooperation, state secrets, misuse, law enforcement agencies.

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