Investigative errors in a rape case in law practice

Abstract

The article describes the progress of the investigation and the main mistakes of the preliminary investigation bodies in the well-known criminal case of the rape of an interrogator by three high-ranking police officers of the Republic of Bashkortostan in October 2018. The article considers the main investigative actions in a criminal case, such as interrogations, confrontations, and identifications, which were carried out with clear violations of the criminal procedure code of the Russian Federation and tactical techniques of criminology. The preliminary investigation authorities initially took the direction of the accusatory bias in the criminal case, not recognizing the arguments of the defense, which should have been checked. A certain significance in the case was played by the hype raised in the media, when the preliminary investigation bodies became hostages of constant public attention to this case. The court of first instance issued a guilty verdict in the case, because it did not analyze all the contradictions in the evidence, and even sent exculpatory evidence exclusively to the accusatory bias. The court of appeal issued an acquittal against the two defendants.