The jurisdiction of criminal cases brought against military personnel

The article discusses the issues of determining the jurisdiction of crimes committed by and against military personnel when the preliminary investigation in the form of the preliminary inquiry is not mandatory. The paper examines the statistical data on activities of military investigating agencies of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. It is proposed to include the mentioned category of criminal cases in the investigative jurisdiction of the military police, thereby form in these bodies the specialized departments for preliminary investigation in the inquiry form. The relevance of this study is determined by the fact that criminal acts of military personnel are particularly dangerous. The distinctive feature of the crimes committed in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is that they are not only dangerous but also able to encourage the number of grave and high crimes. Preservation of the rule of law, crime prevention, in-time and effective detection of crimes committed in the army and the state authorities providing for military service have a significant impact on the level of national security.