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ISSN 2500-0802
ПИ №ФС77-61154
ISSN 2500-0802
ПИ №ФС77-61154
ON THE CONCEPT OF WITNESSES ON THE RUSSIAN CRIMINAL PROCEDURAL LAW
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The article discusses the concept of a witness in the Russian criminal trial. Throughout the historical development of the criminal process, special attention is given to witnesses and their rights. Back in the Russian Pravda mentioned fact witnesses and witnesses of repute. In the future, the development of Russian legislation the definition of the witness gets new features that characterize it as a full-fledged participant in the criminal proceedings. The article quotes scientists of the Soviet period, which at first carried Procedure sign a witness – his questioning and procedural duties and objective sign – witness awareness of the factual circumstances of the case, left the secondary. With the adoption in 2001 of the new Code of Criminal Procedure, institute witnessing a qualitatively improved and although the Code of Criminal Procedure defines the witness attempts to improve it do not stop. The paper analyzes currently available concepts and witnesses on their analysis offers original version: the witness is a person who has no limitations to testify, has knowledge of the circumstances relevant to the investigation and resolution of the criminal case, voluntarily yavivsheesya or called to testify.