To a question of appointment and contents of the indictment

The article, based on the analysis of law enforcement practice, scientific literature, the results of the empirical research conducted by the author, deals with the purpose and content of the indictment. The author reasonably defends the position on the importance and significance of the indictment as the final procedural document completing the preliminary investigation. Based on the results of the conducted empirical research (questioning, the study of criminal cases), the author justifies the need for a systematic, interconnected and logical presentation of evidence in the indictment. In necessary cases (non-recognition of the guilty of the accused of committing a crime, partial confession, etc.), the author recommends to analyze the evidence presented in the indictment, to confirm the position of the investigator, his preliminary decision on the commission of the crime by the accused, guilty of committing a crime circumstances to be proved in a criminal case, as well as decisions to send a criminal case to court.