Valentina Matvienko has charged to consider the extension of the powers of prosecutors
The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko has charged to profile committees of the upper house to consider the proposals for legislative expansion of the powers of prosecutors. She stated after a speech in the Federation Council of the Prosecutor General of Russia Yuri Chaika with a report on the state of law and order in the country.
Mr. Chaika in his speech said that over the past two and a half years revealed 6.7 thousand illegal criminal cases, with 6.3 thousand people were taken into custody.
“And no one before them has not apologized, no one was held accountable for it,” — said the Prosecutor General. According to him, “it is abnormal”. He also said that “the Prosecutor shall perform the function of criminal prosecution, and not the investigator”.
The investigator — as a working tool in the hands of the Prosecutor. Worldwide the Prosecutor performs one of two functions: he is investigating a criminal case or conducting an investigation. We, unfortunately, have neither the one nor the other functions.Yuri Chicagobreaking of the Russian Federation
Therefore, in his opinion, it is necessary to bring in legislation to change the powers of the Prosecutor’s office.
For example, Mr gull called on to give prosecutors a chance to authorize before sending to the court the intention of a consequence about arrest of the detainees on suspicion of the crimes.
“I believe that with the arrest of the Prosecutor must be authorized — before to the court, this issue must authorize the Prosecutor. When it affects the constitutional rights of the citizen, such actions must authorize the Prosecutor”, — he said.
Valentina Matvienko supported the proposal of the Prosecutor General, noting that “it is necessary to put those who are really to blame, but this approach selectively”.
“Let’s get something straight: the first meeting of the autumn session of the Federation Council, the Committee reported the proposals elaborated by the Ministry of justice, Prosecutor’s office, Supreme court, non-governmental organizations responsible for human rights. Let’s humanize the law,” she said.
Report Yury Chaika on the state of law in Russia to 2016 was released yesterday. It also contains information about the criminal activities of the Prosecutor General, and special attention is paid to abuses in the construction of the Vostochny space centre.