Check inspection: Putin proposed to ease the pressure on the business – RBC

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the XX Petersburg international economic forum

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The President proposed the introduction of personal responsibility for the security forces of the pressure on the business. There is hardly an effective structure of supervision of law enforcement, experts say

President Vladimir Putin, speaking Friday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), proposed to tighten the security forces responsible for the pressure on business. “Representatives of law enforcement agencies should be held personally responsible for the unjustified actions, which led to the destruction of the business”, – said the president. He separately emphasized that it is including on the criminal liability of law enforcement officers.

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«I understand that this is a very subtle thing. We can not and should not tie his hands and feet work of law enforcement, but there is definitely a balance, a hard barrier to any abuse of power and authority, “- said Putin. He demanded that the Prosecutor General’s leadership, the Investigative Committee of the Interior Ministry, the Federal Security Service to monitor the situation on the ground, if necessary, “to take measures to improve the legislation»

. On the need for personal responsibility of law enforcement officers for the pressure on the business mentioned in the so-called six-pack proposals to protect the business, said RBC’s business ombudsman Boris Titov. This packet is transmitted in a working group under the President on the interaction between business and government, he added.

The proposal to tighten personal responsibility for the control and supervision bodies contained in the draft of the annual report Titova Putin prepared in May. It was suggested to the prosecutor’s office the right to initiate personal criminal case under article “Obstruction of lawful enterprise or other activity” (st.169 CC). Now criminal cases have the right to bring investigators Interior Ministry, the Investigative Committee and the FSB.

Also in this report proposed to give prosecutors the authority to criminal charges for knowingly unlawful criminal cases, illegal conduct operational-search activities, carrying out of operatively-search activities in violation of the law for the further transfer of the investigation to the investigating authorities.

Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika has supported the current Putin’s initiative, did not specify. “Absolutely correct. I’m talking about this for a long time “, – said the Prosecutor General on the issue of criminal liability of the need for security forces. In 2014, speaking to a report to the State Duma, Chaika said that prosecutors should have the right to bring proceedings against the investigators responsible for the illegal persecution of citizens. In 2013, during the meeting with the regional prosecutors, he said that for unjustified inspections should be brought to justice.

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Only 2015 was canceled about 20 thousand. decisions on criminal cases, he cited statistics Titova report. The bodies of the prosecutor’s office ordered to bring disciplinary proceedings against 145 thousand. Law enforcement officials, but almost always officials receive remark or reprimand highlighted in the document.

impunity problem the investigating authorities was long overdue, says the lawyer Ruslan Koblev. “There is no real control over the investigators does not exist now. On the ground – esprit de corps of investigators, prosecutors and the court, – says the lawyer. – So the president’s proposal can really help. ” According Koblev to achieve a positive result does not necessarily administered once criminal liability for the security forces, rather disciplinary and material.

The problem is that it is unclear who will bring to justice law enforcement, pay attention Koblev. According to lawyer Edward Isetskogo, it must deal with a separate structure built specifically for this purpose. “Now each structure has its own security management that identifies the violation and then submit the materials to the Investigation Committee. But we need a separate independent unit, while the fight against infringements will be effective “, – says Isetsky. In addition, the lawyer said, the law, and now there are sufficient grounds to bring to justice security forces. “New formulations of the Criminal Code does not provide more effective protection, it is necessary to work out the mechanism of the implementation of those instruments, which have”, – says the lawyer.