Possibilities of using videoconferencing in international cooperation in the field of criminal procedure

The norms of the national Russian legislation on the procedure for the use of interrogations via videoconference during pre-trial and judicial proceedings in a criminal case and their implementation during the provision of legal assistance with international cooperation in the field of criminal proceedings are analyzed. The aims and objectives of the study are to identify, based on the analysis of the provisions of international acts and the current legal norms of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, the essential features of conducting interrogations via videoconferencing when providing legal assistance in criminal cases and to develop recommendations for their application by investigators, interrogators and judges, including the specifics of making requests for legal assistance – interrogations of persons outside the territory of the Russian Federation. Methods of analysis and synthesis, comparative legal method are used. Based on the results of the study, the author comes to conclusions about the existence of peculiarities of the procedure for conducting and processing the course and results of interrogation by videoconference, the need for further improvement of the national legislation of the Russian Federation and the formation of the practice of applying the norms of international treaties and the norms of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation when conducting interrogations by videoconference during international cooperation in criminal procedure.