The governing body in the system of internal affairs as a subject to make a decision about refusal in the excitation of criminal case

Introduction: the article deals with the question of the authority of the inquiry body in resolving reports on crimes (including crimes related to the investigative jurisdiction of investigators). The urgency of the issue is confirmed by legal uncertainty, the presence of conflicting examples of judicial practice, as well as different approaches to this issue in the scientific community. The purpose of the article is to summarize various opinions and approaches regarding the issue of the authority of the inquiry body when deciding whether to refuse to open a criminal case, on the basis of which it is reasoned to evaluate the position of the Prosecutor General of Russia on this issue. Materials and Methods: when preparing the article, the general provisions of criminal procedure science were studied on the research issues, empirical material was obtained and investigated, and interviews were conducted with the heads of departments whose employees exercise the authority of the inquiry body on regarding crime investigation...