The constitutional principle of equality and the committing of an intentional crime by an employee of internal affairs agency as an aggravating circumstance: theoretical and practical aspects of the ratio

The article discusses the violation of the constitutional principle of equality by the introduction of aggravating circumstance «committing an intentional crime by the employee of internal affairs agencies» (Article 63 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), shows the inconsistency and lack of validity of the position of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation believing that violations of the principle of equality do not take place. The analysis of the problem is produced through the prism approach to this aggravating circumstance on the part of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.