Prosecutor’s supervision over the legality of operational search documentation of economic crimes
Based on the analysis of statistical indicators, scientific and educational sources, as well as law enforcement practice, the article examines violations in the field of operational search documentation of economic crimes. The author substantiates the need to establish effective Prosecutor’s supervision over the observance of the law in this area as the most important condition for the formation of sustainable economic development in Russia. In this context, taking into account the experience of foreign countries, three most important issues that require a conceptual solution are identified and considered: 1) strengthening of Prosecutor’s supervision over the legality of decisions made by bodies that carry out operational investigative activities; 2) orientation of authorized prosecutors to timely professional analysis of materials of operational-search cases accumulated by subjects of operational-search activity during the implementation of operational-search documentation of economic crimes; 3) expansion of the limits of Prosecutor’s supervision over the legality of operational-search documentation of economic crimes, including information received from secret sources. It is concluded that there are prerequisites for revising the existing model of Prosecutor’s supervision over the legality of operational investigative documentation of economic crimes by systematically strengthening the role of the Prosecutor’s office in it.