Keyword: «witness»

The article is devoted to the issues of ensuring the rights and legal interests of the participants at the stage of initiating a criminal case. Some proposals are made to amend the current legislation. Properly processed and legally obtained evidence should be a guarantee of a fair and reasonable sentence. To sum up, the author concludes that the legal and moral content of criminal procedure at the stage of initiating a criminal case are inseparable.

The article discusses current problems of ensuring the state protection of witnesses and victims, who are important participants in criminal proceedings. The existing legislative framework and its application in the Russian Federation are being analysed. Emphasis is placed on problems related to the accessibility and quality of protection of participants in criminal proceedings. The article also discusses the need to improve the legal framework and its application in order to ensure the fairness of criminal proceedings. The article contains proposals and recommendations for improving the state protection of participants in criminal proceedings, including changes in leg-islation. The study presented in this article is of practical significance for improving the state pro-tection of participants in criminal proceedings and ensuring the fairness and legality of criminal proceedings.