Specifics of the Subject and Tactics of Interrogating Suspects Accused of Bribery when Concluding a Pre-Trial Cooperation Agreement

Abstract

The article is devoted to researching the application of a clause in criminal procedure law that regulates pre-trial agreements, for example, in the proceedings for giving and receiving bribes. The authors study the specific features of interrogating persons who entered into pre-trial cooperation agreements. The analysis of the pre-trial agreement on cooperation with persons who committed crimes of corruption made it possible to determine the circumstances under which such an agreement is possible. The authors examine the specific features of the goals of an investigation regarding a person who committed a crime and entered into such a cooperation agreement. They note that there are typical situations for the cases of giving and taking bribes when the citizens enter pre-trial agreements with the goal of reducing their responsibility. Some character traits of people who actively obstruct the investigation of a criminal case are described. In connection with them, the authors present typical cases when pre-trial agreements are impossible because the investigators are convinced that the perpetrator is actively obstructing the investigation. Thus, the introduction of a new procedural clause influenced the whole process of investigating crimes, for example, the reform of the subject and tactics of investigative actions, as well as the methodology of crime investigation. The introduction of a new procedure aimed at improving the quality of crime investigation made it necessary to introduce a new investigation goal, which is different from the primary goal in its focus and subject; to achieve this goal, the investigator should monitor how the accused observes the conditions of the pre-trial agreement. The authors specifically stress that it is necessary to determine and analyze the circumstances of cooperation between the person who committed a crime and the investigators.