Assessing the means of providing qualified legal assistance by a defence lawyer when interrogating an accused in pre-trial proceedings

The mechanism for implementing the constitutional right to qualified legal assistance in criminal proceedings provides for procedural and tactical means used by the investigator and defence lawyer. A study of the practice of using these means when interrogating an accused at the stage of preliminary investigation revealed problems in the implementation of the accused's right to a meeting with a defence lawyer, to receive brief consultations, etc. The authors propose to approach the solution of these problems from the position of ensuring the rights and legitimate interests of the accused as a participant in criminal proceedings, as well as taking into account the tactical features of interrogation as a method of receiving information significant for the investigation.