International conference in Vologda

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Last Updated on Thursday, 06 December 2012 17:54

In Vologda Institute of law and economics FPS of Russia was held International theoretical and practical conference “Actual problems of criminal procedure activity of bodies and institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia: forensic and psychological and educational aspects."

 In the work of scientific forum took part the head of the criminal procedure chamber of the Law Institute of SFU, associate professor, the chairman of the Public Council of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in Krasnoyarsk region A.D.Nazarov. He made ​​a report, in which in addition to the criminal procedural problems he presented booklet about the project "Step Forward" of the Law Institute of SFU and made a video about innovations in the penal system in the Krasnoyarsk Region.

In the work of conference also took part scientists of criminal procedure from Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

All the participants have listened with the interest report of Ukraine’s representative. From the 19^th of November 2012 came into force the new Criminal Procedure Code which eliminates the step of instituting criminal proceedings and tells about a single electronic register of pre-trial investigations. Also new Code introduces the concept of "criminal offense"; eliminates the Institute of direction the criminal case for an additional investigation by the court; refuses the institute of giving oneself up, for the operational staff not to have temptation to use illegal methods of clearance of crime. It introduces a procedural figure of investigating judge, to much use house arrest control by electronic bracelets, surety, bail, etc. and to use such measure of restraint  as  taking into custody only as an exceptional event.

The experience of Kazakhstan’s legal procedure is interesting in the part of not falling under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights and focuses on the best models of criminal justice in Europe and USA.

Vologda’s land is the land of ancient monasteries and many churches. Even the first Russian colony for persons sentenced to life imprisonment located in a monastery on the Fire island. Recently in Vologodschine happened unique emergency: from colony № 17 using a helicopter, which hovered over the institution was made a bold escape of a dangerous convict. Of course, now all the persons who were involved in the organization and implementation of the escape are found, arrested and will be brought to justice soon ...