The article deals with the problem of conducting investigative actions using remote technologies. The author analyzes the approach of the legislator, the law enforcement officer and the criminal procedure doctrine to the possibility of conducting investigative actions related to obtaining testimony using videoconferencing. The analysis of the points of view of scientists proposing to supplement the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation with norms regulating the procedure and grounds for conducting remote investigative actions is given. It is concluded that there is no such need and it is proposed to remove the problem under consideration by means of explanations formulated in the legal positions of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, since the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation contains all the necessary norms to be applied in the situation under consideration.
investigative actions, video conferencing, remote conduct of investigative actions, impossibility of signing the protocol, participation of witnesses, right to protection, restriction of rights and legitimate interests
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