Raider seizure as an unlawful act in the Russian Federation

Over the past two decades, raiding has become a serious threat to the economic security of modern business, the economy of the country as a whole and national security. The paper examines such an illegal act as raiding. The definition of raiding is given, the author’s definition is offered. The statistics of recent years of the number of raider crimes in the dynamics of change is considered. The current legislation, responsibility provided for the commission of this crime is studied. Criminal-legal and criminological aspects of counteraction to raiding are studied from the point of view of creation of a separate article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for this act. In view of the absence in the current Criminal Code of the Russian Federation of an article providing for differentiated sanctions for raider seizure, there are problems in the qualification, investigation of this crime, and subsequently, bringing to criminal responsibility of guilty persons. The question of the necessity of introducing a separate article in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation providing for punishment for raider seizure is studied, different approaches of researchers and scientists on this issue are given. The ways of improving the legislative and legal system in the field of counteraction to this illegal act are considered. The wording of a separate article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for raider seizure is proposed.