Competence of Investigators of the State Bureau of Investigation and Problems of its Implementation in Ukraine

Abstract

The purpose of the research:The research the conflicts arising from the implementation by the State Bureau of Investigationinvestigators of their competence and the performance by the prosecutor of the functions assigned to him. Main content: The problems of improving the legislation and the practice of its application in relation to the activities of investigators of the State Bureau of Investigation are revealed. Taking into account the decisions of theEuropean Court of Human Rights, in particular, in the 2011 case "Mikhalkova and Others v. Ukraine", a system of measures is proposed to strengthen the independence and procedural status of the State Bureau of Investigation investigator.Methodology: The methodological basis of the research is presented as comparative-legal and systematic analysis, formal-legal method, interpretation method, hermeneutic method as well as methods of analysis and synthesis. Conclusions: A proposal is being made to give the right to investigators of the State Bureau of Investigation, by its own resolution, to carry out a number of investigative actions: establishing the location of radio equipment; taking readings of technical devices and technical means (Article 245-1 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine).