About some conditions contributing to the procedural implementation of the operational-search information of the criminal investigation department when initiating a criminal case
The article discusses the individual, most characteristic conditions that contribute to the implementation of operational investigative information in procedural forms when initiating a criminal case. The operational-search activity of criminal investigation units contributes to the process of proof, however, acting as a «provider» of information, it is not an integral part of this process. It has an independent character, it is not auxiliary in relation to criminal procedural activity. Information obtained as a result of the application of operational-search measures and used in the investigation is subject to implementation through procedural actions and means. In addition, the tacit activities associated with the use of operational-search measures are not provided with such guarantees of the reliability of the information found as with the procedural actions aimed at obtaining judicial evidence. Information data found without complying with the procedural form cannot be used as evidence.