Features of the Legal Assessment of Sabotage at the Present Stage: Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Aspects

The article is devoted to the consideration of some features of criminal liability for committing sabotage. Special attention is paid to the criminal law assessment of the actions of minors who have committed the crime in question, as well as those who incite teenagers to commit acts of sabotage. Attention is drawn to the procedural features in criminal proceedings against minors. Examples of investigative and judicial practice in cases involving minor suspects and defendants are given. An idea has been formed about the specifics of the legal assessment of sabotage; observance of the constitutionally protected rights and freedoms of minor suspects and accused, ensuring a balance between the interests of society, the state, legitimate coercion and freedom. The analysis of modern criminal and criminal procedure legislation, the positions of scientists confirm the possibility and necessity of optimizing the theory and practice of evidence in criminal cases of sabotage, the current situation in society and the state requires a transition to a new information technology strategy for investigating crimes.