Prosecutor’s inquiry in the Russian Federation as a legal idea

This article analyzes the various approaches of scientists to the interpretation of the criminal procedural functions of the prosecutor at the pre-trial stage of criminal proceedings. The author in detail, with reference to the norms of the current criminal procedure code of the Russian Federation, proves that the concept of the so-called prosecutor’s inquiry, in its practical implementation, will require a serious revision of the criminal procedure legislation and the practice of its application in terms of not only pre-trial, but also judicial proceedings.