THE LEGAL NATURE OF OBTAINING EXPLANATIONS AND THEIR EVIDENTIARY VALUE IN CRIMINAL CASES INVESTIGATED IN AN ABBREVIATED FORM OF INQUIRY
This scientific article analyzes the norms of the criminal procedure law, the positions of theorists and practitioners on the legal nature of explanations in the criminal process of Russia, the author’s definition of the concept of obtaining an explanation is proposed. The author identifies the problems of legal regulation of obtaining explanations during a shortened inquiry in the context of the provisions on the evidentiary value of the results of this procedural action enshrined in the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation, and determines the directions of its optimization.