Features of criminal counteraction to investigation
The research described in this article is based both on the definitions of countering the investigation already available in the literature, and on the definition derived by the author. The author proceeds from the conclusions that counteraction to the investigation is an independent criminalistic category and should be distinguished from the concept of hiding the crime. One can agree with the view that counteraction to the investigation can be illegal (criminal) or carried out within the framework of the law. The aim of this research is to determine the methods for criminal counteraction to the investigation and their difference from the lawful behavior of the participants of the investigation and persons associated with them. In the article it is for the first time described the methods of counteracting the investigation on the basis of articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. In the introduction of the article it is noted what should be considered as counteraction to the investigation as a whole, the relevance of the study is justified, some unresolved problems of understanding the counteraction to the investigation are indicated. In the main part, a general definition of the counteraction to the investigation is given, its differences from related concepts are listed, possible opposing subjects are shown, types and forms (methods) of counteraction to the investigation are described, methods of counteraction to the investigation that are criminal in nature (prohibited by the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) are defined. In the conclusion, it is justified that it is necessary to understand the criminal counteraction to the investigation and the commission of which crimes is the realization of its methods. Also, an approximate list of articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus containing norms prohibiting these methods is indicated. The results of the work can be used in practical activities when organizing measures to overcome the counteraction to the investigation of crimes.