PROCEDURAL GUARANTEES FOR SAFETY OF PARTICIPANTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS STRENGTHENING

Abstract

The existence of significant reserves for the improvement of Ukraine’s domestic legislation norms in the issues of the criminal-procedural guarantees of the safety of the participants of the criminal proceedings strengthening has been stated. The need to expand the list of participants in criminal proceedings to whom security measures may be applied has been proved, due to including: a) persons who have declared another public dangerous act or otherwise participated in or facilitated the revealing, prevention, termination, or disclosure of another public dangerous act; b) civil plaintiffs, civil defendants and their representatives in cases of compensation for damage caused by other public dangerous acts; c) persons, who have committed another socially dangerous act prohibited by the Criminal Code of Ukraine; d) persons regarding which a decision to close criminal proceedings has been made (if they have not facilitated the revealing, termination or disclosure of criminal offenses or other public dangerous acts); e) convicted / acquitted; f) mortgagors; g) figurants. It is stated, that post-criminal impact on a participant in the proceedings is possible not only by causing harm to himself, family members, or close relatives but also by causing harm to any other person (with whom the participant is not connected by any family or close relations). It is proved, that post-criminal impact on a participant in the proceedings can manifest not only in the form of threats and other illegal measures but also do not formally go beyond the law.