Security of participants in criminal proceedings as a legal concept

Abstract

The problem of security of participants in criminal proceedings in criminal procedural law is covered. It is argued that this is one of the most fundamental human rights, as the safety of participants in criminal proceedings indicates the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms that form the basis of everyone's life from emergencies and any other threats or dangerous situations. Security as a legal phenomenon is understood as a legal mechanism (legal system) that helps a person in real danger. In this regard, it is concluded that in general, security is meaningfully revealed as a complex and multidimensional legal phenomenon, which in different areas acquires the appropriate content and form, because it is a certain state of legal protection of the subject, however, it is a special state within the framework of criminal procedural legal relations in a certain period of time and under certain conditions. In this regard, it is argued that security should not be seen as a fixed, unchanging state, ie a regime of protection of subjects from threats when there are no external encroachments. With this in mind, the threat in criminal procedural law is seen as a negative development, as a set of potential or actual conditions and factors or actions of individuals or legal entities that disrupt the normal state of participants in criminal proceedings and can lead to undesirable changes. It is substantiated that the security of the participants in criminal proceedings is a state of legal protection in which the participants in criminal proceedings are not in danger due to the timely detection, prevention and neutralization of real and potential threats. Ensuring the safety of participants in criminal proceedings is the activities of law enforcement agencies aimed at implementing the necessary measures (legal, organizational, technical and other) in the presence of threats to life, health, property, honor, dignity and reputation of persons in connection with their participation in trial of criminal proceedings.