Who Conducts Criminal Proceedings Including Inquest in the System of the Federal Penal Service of Russia: Bodies, Units and Officials
The article is about the problem of entitlement of officials (investigators, interrogators and commanders), bodies and units of the Federal Penal Service of Russia to conducting criminal proceedings including inquest. Based on relevant clauses in the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, the author concludes that the legal ability of these officials and bodies coupled with their legal rights fully entitles them to a status of separate independent conductors of criminal proceedings.