Tactical operation to verify the version of innocence in criminal cases of bribery

Using the example of a specific criminal case, the author revealed the relevance of regular interaction between the investigator and the lawyer at the stage of pre-trial proceedings. Moreover, such interaction is effective and useful, first of all, for the investigator himself, who should be the initiator of such meetings. This is not easy and becomes possible only as a result of the formation of a special forensic thinking of the investigator, taking into account the position of the defense, able to see in the arguments of the lawyer the procedural correctness and validity of the arguments in order to avoid further difficulties and costs of the investigation in the absence of judicial prospects in the case. Only the simultaneous promotion and verification of both investigative versions and versions of innocence will allow us to overcome the barrier of tendentiousness and professional deformation, which are so disastrous today. The author also suggests a model of the tactical operation «Checking versions of innocence», the algorithm of which can be useful for practitioners