The Use of Social Networks and Mobile Devices Capabilities for the Protection of Lawyers’ Rights and Legitimate Interests of Suspects (Accused) and Identification of Violations in Criminal Cases by Prosecutors
https://doi.org/10.17803/1994-1471.2020.114.5.179-187
Abstract
The process of developing public relations and the transition to the information society has also affected the criminal procedure sphere. The defense and prosecution are starting to use the capabilities of the high-tech sphere to prove violations in criminal cases, protect the rights of participants in criminal proceedings. The effective use of these opportunities increases the effectiveness of the procedural activities of a particular participant. The author concludes that the verification of the lawfulness of the proceedings, the version of the prosecution or the defense in modern conditions is much faster than it used to be. The paper covers the use of social networks and mobile devices for prosecutors to identify violations in criminal cases, and for lawyers to protect the rights and legitimate interests of defendants. The author studies two topical areas of using the high-tech sphere in criminal matters. This is the analysis of the contents of social networks and the relationships between the persons registered in them, as well as finding the location of a person, phone, car or other object. In conclusion, the paper provides recommendations to prosecutors, operational officers and lawyers on the use of social networks and mobile devices in their activities.
Keywords
detection of fabrication by the prosecutor,
falsification of materials of operational investigative activities,
petitions of a lawyer,
petitions of the suspect (accused),
location finding,
social networks,
proof,
sphere of high technologies,
materials of operational investigative activities,
receiving information about subscribers and (or) subscriber devices,
investigative procedure,
witnesses,
evidence
About the Author
A. A. Khaydarov
Kazan Law Institute (Branch), University of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Law), Professor of the Department of Prosecutorial Supervision over the Execution of Investigative Activities Laws and the Participation of the Prosecutor in the Criminal Procedure
ul. Moskovskaya, d. 41, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, 420111
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Khaydarov A.A. The Use of Social Networks and Mobile Devices Capabilities for the Protection of Lawyers’ Rights and Legitimate Interests of Suspects (Accused) and Identification of Violations in Criminal Cases by Prosecutors. Actual Problems of Russian Law. 2020;15(5):179-187. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17803/1994-1471.2020.114.5.179-187
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