Circumstances excluding the use of an abbreviated form of inquiry

Abstract

Federal Law No. 23-FZ of 04.03.2013 introduced Chapter 32.1 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation "An abbreviated form of inquiry". Article 226.2 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation lists the circumstances excluding the use of an abbreviated form of inquiry. These include cases where: the suspect is a minor; there are grounds for proceedings on the application of compulsory medical measures in the manner prescribed by Chapter 51 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation; the suspect belongs to the category of persons in respect of whom the special procedure for criminal proceedings established by Chapter 52 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation is applied; the person is suspected of committing two or more crimes, if at least one of them is not related to the crimes specified in paragraph 1 of part three of Article 150 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation; the suspect does not speak the language in which the criminal proceedings are conducted; the victim objects to the investigation in abbreviated