CURRENT ISSUES OF INITIATING CRIMINAL BRIBERY CASES

We consider the reasons and grounds for initiating criminal bribery cases. We note that statements and reports received in any form are subject to verification, the methods of which are secret and are selected depending on the type of industry and the activities of the official in respect of whom data on bribery is received. We pay attention to the specifics of the tactical operation “red-handed detention”, the subsequent examination of the bribe recipient, for the presence of a special chemical substance on his body and clothing, indicating that he touched the money. It is noted that in practice, in order to avoid situations when the substance is not left a mark or the person did not touch the banknotes themselves, in order to identify the banknotes, it is recommended to rewrite their numbers and series. Special attention is paid to the issues of attracting specialists to the process of reviewing initial information, as well as the possibility of using technical and forensic tools at the initial stage of such crimes investigation. We mention that the issue of the investigator’s presence and the implementation of procedural leadership of the tactical operation are debatable during the red-handed detention. We conclude that it is inadmissible for an investigator to participate in such an operation, since verification in accordance with articles 144–145 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation is possible only after a report of a crime is received and registered with the investigative authority.