SUREN BAGHINYAN

PhD student of the Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics

Department of Yerevan State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59546/18290744-2024.10-12-72

Annotation.

In this article, the author has addressed the issues and peculiarities of the stages of investigation of criminal proceedings in cases of state treason. Based on the fact that state treason has an extremely high degree of public danger, it is qualified by domestic criminal legislation as a particularly serious crime, with all the consequences arising from it, both in the past and now. The effectiveness of the investigation of criminal proceedings initiated under the elements of the crime of state treason in general, and state treason proceedings in particular, is significantly conditioned by the planned and organized implementation of the investigation process, one of the most important guarantees for ensuring which is the identification of issues at certain stages of the investigation. As with any type of crime, each stage of the investigation of state treason has its own characteristic features, in the context of which the issues of increasing the effectiveness of the investigation can be identified. Taking into consideration the structural analysis of the methodology for investigating cases of state treason, the author has found that the classification of investigative actions depending on their purpose can be considered more characteristic and accordingly has made the appropriate division of investigative actions. Then the author has referred to both the secret investigative actions defined by the RA Criminal Procedure Code carried out in cases of state treason, as well as the operational-investigative measures defined by the RA Law “On Operational-Investigative Activities”.

Generalizing, the author has come to the conclusion that during criminal proceedings initiated under the features of the crime of state treason, attention must necessarily be paid to each of its components, taking into consideration modern challenges and the state’s imperative duty to effectively combat them.

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