The problem of "substitution of the purpose" of the law in its implementation

The article analyzes the reasons for which the legislature makes changes to existing legal acts in the field of criminal policy. Newly adopted changes to the existing laws are divided into three groups: with the aim of addressing any conflict of laws between themselves and within themselves; aimed at bringing normative regulation in line with the changing objective reality; and changes with no explicit purpose of making them. New laws with an unobvious purpose of adoption are reviewed in detail. The problems of a multi-stage reform of prosecutor’s powers in criminal proceedings are investigated. The causes of criminalization and decriminalization of certain acts are analyzed. The stages of transformation of legislative regulation of criminal liability and prosecution of tax crimes cases are pointed out; the aim of these reforms is searched. "Ulterior motives" of making legal decisions are found out.