Witness as a participant in criminal proceedings: Procedural status, problems of participation and rights protection

This article focuses on the witness, a participant in criminal proceedings whose legal status is often ambiguous. The authors identify and elaborate on a controversial issue concerning the concepts and specifics of a witness's involvement in criminal case proceedings. The investigation reveals the grounds for summoning a witness and the conditions of their participation at the pre-trial stage of criminal justice. The authors highlight problematic aspects that restrict a witness's rights and freedoms when they are involved in various investigative actions, emphasizing the imperfections of the existing witness protection framework. An analysis of the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation is conducted, outlining specific security measures that can be implemented for a witness as a participant in criminal proceedings. The content of this article can be utilized for further scientific and practical work, in preparing amendments and updates to current legal regulations governing the legal relations between authorized persons/agencies and the witness as a full-fledged participant in criminal procedural legal relations. The authors declare no conflicts of interests.

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