PROCEDURAL AND LEGAL STATUS OF THE PROSECUTOR AS A PARTICIPANT IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
The prosecutor participating in the case proceedings has its own procedural status, because the prosecutor, being both a party to the process and an official, must assist in making a reasoned decision on the case. The prosecutor may perform his duties only in accordance with the legislation and regulations on the basis of his powers in court. Actual problems related to the special status of the prosecutor are currently among the most acute and discussed in the legal scientific environment. It is important to analyze these problems not only because of their relevance, but also because they, being relevant now, appeared along with the Russian criminal procedure. The status of a prosecutor can be defined as the position of a prosecutor regulated by the norms and articles of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The current structure of the prosecutor's status should include several components: powers, legal capacity, functions, as well as guarantees of legality and validity. The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the problems of the prosecutor's status.