Issues of witness (victim) interrogation when investigating a crime committed in a health resort region and the possibility of using videoconferencing

The article deals with issues related to the interrogation of victims and witnesses. Specific aspects of this investigative activity in health resort regions are defined and analyzed. The article defines some problem points connected with the place of residence of an interrogatee. It also highlights the regulatory basis of the interrogation. The necessity of using videoconferencing during interrogation not only at the stage of judicial proceedings, but also at the stage of pre-trial proceedings is substantiated. As part of the study of foreign experience on the subject under consideration, there is carried out the analysis of the criminal procedure legislation of Ukraine in terms of conducting interrogation via videoconference. The article puts forward a suggestion to improve the criminal procedure legislation of the Russian Federation by using videoconferencing during interrogation at the stage of preliminary investigation. The author advances a legislative initiative on adding to The Russian Federation Code of Criminal Procedure the Article 187.1 “Peculiarities of Interrogation of a Witness (Victim) by Using Systems of Videoconferencing”. The articles presents recommendations regarding conducting an interrogation using videoconferencing.