Theoretical and practical features of implementation of general conditions of preliminary investigation in criminal proceedings

Introduction: the article is devoted to the mechanism for implementing the general conditions of the preliminary investigation, regularities and characteristics of their implementation in practical activities. Materials and Methods: the basis for writing the article were international treaties and agreements, the existing legal acts, the analysis of the opinions of process academicians on the subject under consideration. General academic and private academic methods of cognition - dialectical, as well as methods of analysis and synthesis, comparative legal, historical and formal logical methods were used. Results: the author identified the main issues in the implementation of the general conditions of the preliminary investigation, proposed measures to improve the activities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and recommendations for amending the current criminal legislation of the Russian Federation. Discussion and Conclusions: basing on the study the author offered his definition of general conditions of preliminary investigation, conducted comparative analysis of the legislation, recommended changes for part 1 of the Article 156 Paragraph 8 of Article 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation. The author presented measures to optimize the activity of pretrial units of territorial bodies of MIA of Russia to supply international cooperation.