THE DETENTION OF A SUSPECT IN THE CONDITIONS OF MODERN LEGISLATION REFORMS

Abstract

This article considers some current theoretical and practical approaches to the understanding of the nature of such criminal procedure as detention of a suspect and the accused. It particularly discusses the challenging aspects of the implementation of the provisions of Article 96 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation that regulate the procedure and conditions of notification of suspect’s relatives of the fact of his/her detention. The authors examined the procedure of the fixation of all stages of the detention of a suspect, and formulated their attitude to the application of Chapter 12 of the Criminal Procedure Code to the accused. Legal regulation and practical implementation of these standards were considered and some proposals were made to solve the problems under study.