Features of the participation of certain types of military organizations as bodies of inquiry in criminal proceedings

The decision taken by the leadership of the Russian Federation to conduct a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine to denazify it, in addition to the expected negative reaction from the authorities of unfriendly countries, predetermined the growth of war crimes within our state. For this reason, recently there has been a rapid increase in criminal cases for war crimes. The purpose of criminal proceedings is to consider criminal cases of war crimes on the merits, ensure justice, restore violated legal rights and interests, punish criminals and acquit the innocent. A large number of participants are involved in this process. Military organizations are important actors in criminal proceedings related to the consideration of criminal cases of war crimes. In this study, the author would like to address the issue of the specifics of the participation of military organizations in the criminal proceedings of the Russian Federation. The article reveals the features of the participation of military organizations in criminal proceedings as bodies of inquiry, identifies existing problems in this area, and formulates recommendations.