The Procedure for Initiating a Criminal Case against Persons who have lost their Special Status (Legislation, Theory, Judicial Practice)
The author analyzes Russian and foreign legislation regulating the specifics of proceedings against persons with a special status in regard to its application to a situation related to the loss of such status by the time a criminal case is initiated. The main approaches to solving the problem, described in the scientific literature, are highlighted. The current judicial practice (of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, courts of general jurisdiction of various subjects of the Russian Federation) is presented. The conclusion is made about the general procedure for initiating a criminal case (Chapters 19, 20 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation) in relation to persons who have lost their special status by the time this decision is made.