Academic CentreKriminālprocesa uzraudzības problemātika Latvijā
Difficulties Linked to Supervision of Criminal Proceedings in Latvia
https://doi.org/10.22364/iscflul.8.1.14 | 167–177 | PDF
† Jānis Maizītis, Mg. iur.
Latvijas Universitātes Juridiskās fakultātes lektors
Atslēgvārdi: izmeklētājs, izmeklētāja tiešais priekšnieks, izmeklēšanas iestādes priekšnieks, prokurors, uzraugošais prokurors
Keywords: investigator, investigator in charge of an investigation, head of a body in charge of investigation, prosecutor, supervising prosecutor
Summary
The author examines the independence of an investigator as the driver of criminal proceedings, and does so in the context of the rights of a judge, a prosecutor and an investigator in charge of an investigation. The independence of the investigator is examined keeping in mind their rights and responsibilities, and the reflections begin with an overview of the investigator's historical rights and responsibilities, as well as the duty of the supervising prosecutor as the driver of criminal proceedings to oversee the actions of a particular investigator. The author analyses the recent amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law and focuses on finding more effective supervisory mechanisms of criminal proceedings, whilst keeping in mind the necessity for the driver of criminal proceedings to be independent in order to achieve the goals of this process. The assessment of this independence is done in relation to the simplified criminal proceedings. As a result of the questions examined within this article, the author suggests several options for improving the supervisory mechanisms of criminal proceedings in Latvia.