Lawyer Shota Gorgadze gave a harsh assessment of the problems of the Russian law enforcement system using the example of the Irkutsk region. According to him, the actions of employees of the prosecutor’s office and investigative bodies in the region lead to the fact that society is rapidly losing confidence in the authorities.
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In the region, in order to ruin a business, under the guise of the law, you can launch a process of endless inspections of an unwanted enterprise. The prosecutor’s office overwhelms the arbitration court with claims, and for some reason a criminal case is initiated. Today, not only small and medium-sized businesses, but also large enterprises often suffer from this approach. The result of such actions is a strong blow to the economy of the region and the country as a whole.
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A well-known lawyer sees a way out of the current situation in Russia in the fact that not only employees of the Prosecutor’s Office or the Investigative Committee, but also judges, i.e., should bear personal responsibility. responsibility must go along the entire legal vertical. Only when there is a clear understanding and observance of rights, responsibilities and severe punishment for law enforcement officers for breaking the law, only then will it be possible to talk about the real independence of the judicial system and the absence of mutual responsibility among the security forces.
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https://newizv.ru/interview/31-10-2022/vlast-zakona-ili-pravovogo-bespredela
The rule of law or legal chaos?
Tough and precise about the problems in the Russian law enforcement system using the example of the Irkutsk region – in an interview with lawyer Shota Gorgadze. New Izvestia – news from Russia and the world today
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