Organization of pre-trial investigation of terrorist crimes

Abstract

In this article, the author discusses the peculiarities of the organization of the investigation of terrorist crimes, emphasizing that these crimes are particularly dangerous given that they encroach not only on individuals but also on society and the state as a whole. However, the study noted that during the investigation of these criminal offenses, investigators may encounter certain objective difficulties, in particular, it is about psychological factors that affect witnesses to these offenses, as well as the destruction of traces by the explosion and others.The author considers different approaches to understanding the concept of “organization of the investiga-tion”, tending to the fact that it covers a set of measures that are necessary at all stages of the investigation. In addition, a distinction was made between the concepts of “organization of the investigation” and “planning of the investigation”, stating that although they are interrelated, the latter is narrower in meaning. The author also studied the legal framework for regulating the planning of investigations, in particular, the Law of Ukraine “On Combating Terrorism”, Instructions on the organization of pre-trial investigation with other bodies and units of the National Police of Ukraine in crime prevention, detection and investigation, approved by the Order Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, etc. Investigation planning can include the following stages: creation of an investigative task force; versioning; drawing up a written plan; identification of circumstances to be proved, development of ways, means and methods of investigation; providing the necessary technical equipment; de-termination of the sequence and terms of investigative (search) actions; decision on the appointment of exam-inations; determination of performers; determination of organizational measures for the anti-terrorist operation; plan correction, etc.