SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL MEANS OF COLLECTING AND RESEARCHING CRIMINALLY SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCEPTANCE OF AN OFFER, PROMISE OR OBTAINING AN IRREGULAR BENEFIT BY AN OFFICIAL PERSON
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32844/ibpala-2024-2.04Keywords:
expert research, crime investigation, technical means, devices for recording information, telephone communication linesAbstract
The relevance of the article lies in the fact that the recording of forensically significant information plays an important role in the process of investigating the receipt of an unlawful benefit. Forms of recording the acceptance of an offer, promise or receipt of an illegal benefit by an official include: 1) entry in the protocols of investigative (search) actions and covert investigative (search) actions and operative-search measures; 2) use of technical means. Currently, the procedure for the use of scientific and technical means for recording criminal proceedings is established by Art. 107 of the CPC of Ukraine. Along with this, the Code defines the grounds, procedure and features of using technical means during the pre-trial investigation, as well as responsibility for their non-use. We will give examples of the above. It was emphasized that the use of video recording during the detention of persons receiving illegal benefits is particularly important. This is related to detailing the circumstances of the detention, proving the involvement in criminal actions of each participant in the detention, placement of physical evidence, reproduction of the actions regarding the transfer of the object of unlawful gain and review of other circumstances important for the investigation. In addition, during preparation for red-handed detention and when inspecting the object of illegal gain, it is advisable to use video and audio recording, which makes it possible to record not only the individual characteristics of the object, but also the process of its presentation by the applicant, the process of handing it over to an official and other important to investigate the circumstances. It was concluded that the use of technical means to detect and investigate the acceptance of an offer, promise or receipt of an undue benefit by an official makes it possible to collect strong evidence that confirms or refutes the involvement of a specific person in the commission of this crime, as well as their research and evaluation. The arsenal of such technical means was classified by us on various grounds and highlighted in its various aspects. Usually, technical means are actively used not only when detecting this type of crime, but also during the investigation - in particular, when conducting investigative (search) actions, operative-search and other measures, as well as during expert studies of discovered objects of importance for criminal proceedings.
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