The investigative procedure for bringing charges in criminal proceedings: causes of occurrence

Introduction. The reasonableness of the currently existing investigative procedure for lodging a criminal claim (bringing charges), subject to further consideration and resolution through justice, is one of the most controversial issues related to the criminal procedural regulation of the preliminary investigation. In this regard, the purpose of the paper is to identify the true reasons that predestined the granting investigators of the authority to make a decision on an indictment as a defendant and to draw up the indictment.