Filimonov I.A., Prudnikova I.V. Investigation and search legislation improvement in the sphere of application of government protection measures 

Abstract: The subject of this study is legal regulation of operational police units' activities aimed at prevention and detection of attacks on life, health and property of law enforcement officers, connected with their work. The authors note that this kind of activity of operative police units is the part of operational and investigative work. The authors note that the institution of government protection in our country is on the stage of formation and initial development, and needs for a further development and improvement, with account of the realities of our time. The authors consider the questions of operational and search measures aimed at ensuring safety of law enforcement officers.The research methodology includes the dialectical method of scientific cognition of objective reality, abstraction, generalization and the comparative legal method.The authors come to the conclusion about the necessity to change the provisions containing the reasons for investigation and search operations organization aimed at ensuring safety of the protected persons. The authors propose the following formulation of this reason: "the information about a real threat to life, health or property of the persons under protection and members of their families, which is known to the search and investigative agencies, on the base of the decree about the application of security measures in relation to the persons under protection implemented by the responsible government agencies in the order provided by the legislation of the Russian Federation". 

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