UNBA supported the idea of clarifying the terms of pre-trial investigation
Draft Law No. 12060 dated 24.09.2024 «On Amendments to Article 219 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine regarding the clarification of the terms of pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings in which a person has not been notified of suspicion» will facilitate the implementation of criminal proceedings.
This conclusion was reached by the Committee of the Ukrainian National Bar Association on Criminal Law and Procedure after analyzing the draft law.
The document proposes to establish that the term of pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings in which a person has not been notified of suspicion is calculated from the moment the information about the criminal offense is entered into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations. And it cannot exceed the statute of limitations determined by the Criminal Code of Ukraine for the relevant criminal offense.
The UNBA Committee noted that representatives of the bar, judicial and law enforcement agencies have repeatedly emphasized the need to detail the calculation periods both in cases where a person is suspected and in proceedings where a person who may be suspected of committing a criminal offense has not been identified.
Pursuant to Article 2(1) of the CPC, the objectives of criminal proceedings are to protect individuals, society and the state from criminal offenses, to protect the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of participants in criminal proceedings, and to ensure a prompt, complete and impartial investigation and trial so that everyone who has committed a criminal offense is held accountable to the extent of his or her guilt, no innocent person is accused or convicted, no person is subjected to unreasonable procedural coercion, and no person is subjected to unjustified.
Such tasks are in line with the provisions of Article 7 of the CPC on the reasonableness of terms as one of the main principles of criminal proceedings.
Therefore, the UNBA is convinced that the proposed amendments to Article 219 of the CPC will have a positive result, as it will eliminate unequal interpretation of the grounds for applying the institution of exemption from criminal liability due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. The amendments are also logically related to Article 49 of the Criminal Code, which defines the grounds for exemption from criminal liability due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
As a result of the analysis, the UNBA supports the proposed changes in full and believes that the Draft Law No. 12060 is aimed at effectively regulating issues related to the implementation of the tasks of criminal proceedings.
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