Place and role of the inquiry of the accused in the system of evidence in cases of killing

Kotov Vasily V., Matveev Maxim M., Racheva Nelly V.

One of the most important investigative actions at the preliminary investigation is the interrogation of the accused. The testimony of the accused serves as a source of evidence. Without these testimonies, it is often difficult to establish some circumstances of the case, especially in the investigation of murders, since more than half of these crimes are committed in conditions of non-obviousness. The article gives an analysis of situations of interrogation of the accused of murder from the position of solving the most important tasks of expanding the evidence base. It also addresses some of the issues of indictment of murder.

Keywords:accused, killings, evidence, interrogation situations, decision to bring as the accused.