Criminal-Legal Guaranties of Exercising the Right to Defense
The article deals with the problem of counteraction to hindering a defendant and a suspect from exercising the right to defense. The public danger and prevalence of a number of forms of violations of the specified right were emphasized. Potential opportunities of use of provisions enshrined in the current Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for prevention of such wrongs were evaluated. The conclusion that the current criminal legal guaranties are not suffice for exercising the right of defense, including receiving by a defendant and a suspect the competent legal assistance, was substantiated. A new draft article of the Criminal code about responsibility for hindrance from exercising the right to defense was presented.