ON THE ISSUE OF THE STATUS OF A WITNESS ENTITLED TO PROTECTION
The article considers topical issues related to the protection of rights of citizens in criminal proceedings. In particular, the author analyzed a new party to a proceeding - a witness who has the right to defense. The author describes in detail the characteristic rights and features of this party to a criminal proceeding. The existing problems in law enforcement practice are identified, including the lack of transparency of the work of criminal prosecution officers working with persons who are witnesses entitled to protection. Proposals were made to eliminate inconsistencies in the accounting and evaluation activities of parties to the proceeding. Questions are raised about the lack of accuracy and uniformity in the construction of individual standards. There are also reasoned proposals for changes and amendments to the current criminal procedure legislation regarding the rights of parties to criminal proceedings.