The procedural term of submitting a petition about concluding a pre-trial agreement on cooperation
This article deals with the procedural terms of submitting by a suspect or an accused a petition about concluding a pre-trial agreement on cooperation. Analyzing the rules of chapter 40.1 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation and existing law enforcement practice, the author makes a conclusion that any prosecuted person can declare his wish to cooperate and after becoming a suspect or an accused he can submit a proper petition.