ОКРЕМІ АСПЕКТИ ПРОЦЕСУАЛЬНОГО СТАТУСУ СПЕЦІАЛІСТА У КРИМІНАЛЬНОМУ ПРОВАДЖЕННІ

The main task of a specialist is to assist the investigator, inquirer, prosecutor, and court in identifying and removing traces of a criminal offense, things, objects, or documents that may be material evidence in criminal proceedings. The author's research into the legal status of a specialist as a participant in criminal proceedings prompted the identification of certain problematic issues, the resolution of which will ensure legal certainty and effective use of the special knowledge, skills and abilities possessed by specialists. Based on the analysis of the provisions of criminal procedural legislation, the author of this article proposes to make amendments and additions to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine regarding the improvement of the rights of a specialist as a participant in criminal proceedings, namely: regarding the conditions for asking questions by a specialist to participants in a procedural action, the limits of comments that may be submitted by a specialist when reviewing the protocols of procedural actions. Regarding the duties of a specialist as a participant in criminal proceedings, the author proposed to supplement the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine regarding the provision by a specialist of answers to questions related to the scope of his activities and explanations within the limits of his competence. The implementation of the changes and additions proposed by the author in this article to the provisions of criminal procedural legislation regarding the legal status of a specialist as a participant in criminal proceedings will increase the effectiveness of pre-trial investigation and trial.