Bogoslovskaya E.V. Does expedited investigation contribute to completion of criminal pursuit in a reasonable amount of time?

Abstract: This work analyzes the peculiarities of prosecutor’s supervision over the procedure of expedited inquest. The author believes that the new form of inquest can significantly increase the timeframe for criminal pursuit, as there are substantial theoretical gaps and contradictions. The time saved in expedited inquest can be incomparable with the time spent during a trial, when the court will have to establish the incomplete circumstances that are part of the evidence. The author proposes improving the legislation for realization of the principle of criminal procedure – a reasonable timeframe for criminal process in expedited inquest. The insufficient theoretical processing of the problems of application of norms, coupled with the possibility of provocation from the law enforcement with regards to the suspects produced reasonable doubt in application of the expedited form of inquiry, as it is based on the admission of guilt. At the same time, the absence of argument on the inadmissibility of evidence can cause irrevocable loss of trace of a crime, since the investigator does not evaluate the evidence in accordance with Part 1 of the Article 88 of the Criminal Procedural Code of the Russian Federation.

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