Authority of the defender to participate in the collection of evidence

This article analyzes the powers of the defender to participate in the collection of evidence at the stage of preliminary investigation. The measures that a lawyer uses to defend his client are considered, the procedure for such measures and possible difficulties with their implementation are analyzed. By comparing the activities carried out by the investigator, the investigator and the defender, such a phenomenon as a "parallel investigation" is considered, which can increase the adversarial nature of the parties in criminal proceedings.