The Use of Wiretapping Results in Establishment of Evidence in Conditions of Developing Information Technologies (Comparative Legal Analysis of the Russian Federation Legislation and Some Foreign Countries Legislation)

 The paper covers the current problems of applying the wiretapping results in the process of establishment of evidence in criminal cases, taking into account the modern requirements for information technology.

In recent years, there have been some studies on the use of information technology in establishment of evidence. However, most of them deal with the problems of the use of electronic media and «electronic evidence» in criminal proceedings. The order of the analyzed event, as well as other operational investigative measures, is regulated not by the criminal procedural legislation, but by the legislation on investigative activities. In this connection, in the legal literature, discussions regarding the procedure of introduction of the wiretapping results in criminal proceedings are not dying out. The study of different opinions is not only of interest for the development of scientific thought, but also has practical significance, since it determines the admissibility of evidence and creates the necessary guarantees to ensure the rights and legitimate interests of the individual in criminal proceedings. All this does not lose the relevance in the era of digitalization.

In order to search for resources to improve the efficiency of establishment of evidence, the paper provides an analysis of the positive experience of legislative regulation in some foreign countries both as ways to use information technology in the process of wiretapping, and the use of the wiretapping results in establishment of evidence. Special attention is given to the rights and legitimate interests of the person involved in the orbit of criminal proceedings.

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