CERTAIN ASPECTS OF INTERACTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF WAR CRIMES

Abstract

The article reveals some features of the interaction of participants in criminal proceedings on war crimes. The circle of subjects of such cooperation is determined, in particular: representatives of the units of the State Emergency Service, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (TRO), experts and specialists, investigators of the Ukrainian Security Service, representatives of the Prosecutor's Office, employees of the analytical departments of the NP of Ukraine, representatives of local selfgovernment bodies, international missions and organizations, mass media, volunteers and others Emphasis is placed on the exceptional importance of establishing effective interaction between representatives of various law enforcement agencies in such proceedings. The main directions of such interaction are defined as: joint meetings, planning, organization and conduct of operative-search activities and covert investigative (search) actions, special operations; collegial study and analysis of the obtained results; identifying, documenting, and terminating the activities of individuals and groups that cooperate with the special services of the aggressor country, prepare and commit criminal offenses, and destabilize the situation in Ukraine at their behest; systematic exchange of forensically significant information (evidence and orientation) about detected crimes and involved persons; execution of requests and orders for operative-investigative cases and criminal proceedings; conducting thorough and systematic analytical work, etc. Along with determining the main directions of the investigated interaction, one of its priority goals during the investigation of war crimes is the organization of ensuring the safety of the participants of the investigation, since the situation of the vast majority of war crimes is associated with risks for the participants of the investigation.