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Maksim Sergeevich Zinchenko
Donetsk Academy of Internal Affairs
Circumstances to be proved in cases of official crimes related to bribery
Zinchenko M.S. Circumstances to be proved in cases of official crimes related to bribery. Vestnik of Kostroma State University, 2022, vol. 28, № 2, pp. 239–246 (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2022-28-2-239-246
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2022-28-2-239-246
УДК: 343.7
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Publish date: 2022-05-12
Annotation: The article is devoted to the study of the subject of evidence in cases of official crimes related to bribery as a type of corruption crimes. The purpose of the study is a theoretical analysis of a complex of problematic issues that are related to the process of proof in criminal proceedings and its features in cases of official crimes related to bribery. Attention is focused on the fact that the concept of “circumstances to be proved” and the concept of “subject of proof” have identical meaning and content with the first concept possessing a formal consolidation in criminal procedure legislation, and the second being a theoretical construction lacking a legislative consolidation, yet actively used in scientific research. The general list of circumstances subject to proof according to the criminal procedure legislation is given. It is noted that when investigating a specific criminal case, there is a need to detail typical circumstances related to the specifics of the category of cases under investigation, namely: the establishment of the subject of the bribe; its size and nature; the method often including preparatory actions, direct bribery, measures taken to conceal the crime; the nature of the promised or performed actions (inaction) in the interests of the bribe taker; the subject composition of bribery.
Keywords: corruption, anti-corruption, fight against corruption, bribery, bribe, malfeasance, subject of proof.
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Author's info: Maksim Sergeevich Zinchenko, Donetsk Academy of Internal Affairs, Donetsk People's Republic, Donetsk, science_2019@inbox.ru