Определение объекта воспрепятствования законной профессиональной деятельности журналистов

Abstract

The article explores the problems of determining the object of obstruction of the lawful professional activity of journalists in the context of the current criminal law provision providing for criminal responsibility for the crime (art. 144 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Various points of view are identified, characterizing the object of the crime provided for in Art. 144 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, namely the consideration of the freedom of mass information, the professional rights of journalists, etc., as an object of the crime. An attempt to investigate this act from the point of view of a multi-objective crime is made. The criminal legal significance of this object for law enforcers is analyzed. The characteristic of the object of obstruction of the lawful professional activities of journalists is given. The concept of the victim of a crime, enshrined in Art. 144 of the Criminal Code is studied. Based on the analysis of Art. 144 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation the author offers her definition of the main direct object, as well as the victim of the crime envisaged in the article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. A new formulation of the disposition of Art. 144 of the Criminal Code is given.