Pre-trial agreement on cooperation in a criminal case: problems and participation of the prosecutor in decision-making

This article discusses the problems of concluding, changing, executing and terminating a pre-trial cooperation agreement with the accused in a criminal case. Particular attention is paid to the participation of such a participant in criminal proceedings as a prosecutor when concluding a cooperation agreement. The relevance of the topic under consideration lies in the number of court decisions in criminal cases in favor of the defendant with whom a pre-trial cooperation agreement has been concluded, in relation to the total number of such cases under consideration. The analysis of the criminal procedure legislation and judicial practice of application of the pre-trial agreement on cooperation is made.