Examples of using Initial inquiries in English and their translations into Russian
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Initial inquiries may reveal that there is no basis for further criminal investigations.
Procuratorial supervision currently applied only to the procedural work of bodies conducting initial inquiries and pre-trial investigations.
With respect to the enforcement of sentences, initial inquiries and negotiations are under way for the transfer of Mr. Tadić and Mr. Alevsovski so as to enforce their respective final sentences.
As a result of the foregoing measures, there have been positive developments in the protection of constitutional rights in the conduct of preliminary investigations and initial inquiries.
Most of the offences involving unlawful detention are committed by agencies carrying out initial inquiries: the police and the Drug Control Agency of the Office of the President.
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Experience has shown that torture andother cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment may be tolerated in premises of criminal prosecution bodies during investigations and initial inquiries.
The Government further pointed out that confessions made before bodies conducting initial inquiries are not accepted by courts as evidence in criminal proceedings.
Compliance with the law during initial inquiries and pretrial investigations is ensured by the persons conducting them, as well as through supervision by procurators and internal checks by higher bodies responsible for pretrial investigations and initial inquiries.
The Special Rapporteur had also expressed concern about the failure to take appropriate action against officials of bodies conducting investigations and initial inquiries who acquiesced to the use of torture.
An analysis of the complaints received shows that most them relate to the work of bodies conducting initial inquiries and other investigations in criminal cases and to the hearing by the courts of civil, criminal and administrative actions.
Procurator's offices also supervise compliance with Russian legislation bybodies conducting operational and investigative activities, initial inquiries and pretrial investigations.
Under the new Code of Criminal Procedure,evidence obtained during initial inquiries and pretrial investigations through the use of force, coercion, infliction of suffering, inhuman treatment or other illegal means is considered invalid and may not serve as a basis for a charge. The new Code also guarantees the defence of the legal interests of those taking part in criminal proceedings and of others.
The procedures governing legal proceedings that are laid down in the RSFSR Code of Criminal Procedure are uniform and mandatory for all cases and for all courts, procuratorial bodies, andpretrial investigations and initial inquiries RSFSR Code of Criminal Procedure, art. 1.
Training programmes for criminal case judges in district or municipal courts andfor provincial court judges include special topics on respecting citizens' rights and freedoms during initial inquiries, pretrial investigations, judicial examination of criminal and administrative cases, and action against human trafficking, and on methods of ensuring judicial supervision over these matters.
The National Civil Police also has the power and the obligation, under article 241, paragraphs 1 and 11, of the Code of Criminal Procedure,to receive allegations, assist victims and protect witnesses during initial inquiries, examination and public hearings.
Under these programmes, military procurators are responsible for monitoring compliance with the law bybodies conducting operational and investigative activities and initial inquiries in military units, institutions and other formations and in military investigating agencies in connection with cases of abductions and disappearances.
Adoption of the Act on amendments and additions to certain legislative acts to improve the institution of the legal profession. The Act has strengthened safeguards ofthe right of detainees, indictees, witnesses and other parties to proceedings to legal protection during initial inquiries and pretrial investigation.
One of Kazakhstan's most important legal mechanisms for implementing the provisions of the Convention is the transfer of remand centres from the police authorities,which carry out investigations and initial inquiries, to the civilian Ministry of Justice. This is a major step forward in ensuring that legality is observed in criminal proceedings and that an optimum balance is achieved between the observance of human rights and interests of criminal investigation.
The main and direct targets of the offence envisaged in article 235 of the Criminal Code are the social relations that guarantee the dignity of the individual, the right of every person to humane treatment andthe unified and compulsory procedure established by law for conducting pretrial investigations and initial inquiries.
Under the Office of the Procurator Act, procuratorial bodies include special offices anddepartments to ensure that the law is adhered to in the course of police operations, initial inquiries and pre-trial investigations, including those conducted by agencies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Office of the Procurator-General and the National Procuratorial Academy have thus designed a checklist for procuratorial investigative staff on the procedure for considering andprocessing communications and complaints from citizens in respect of police investigations, initial inquiries and pretrial inquiries. .
Currently, grounds for refusing access to information are set forth in the Civil Code(trade secrets and protection of intellectual property rights),the Code of Criminal Procedure(secrecy of police work, initial inquiries and pre-trial investigations), the Information Act(violation of the inviolability of private life, divulging of information provided to a State body on a voluntary basis and without the right to public disclosure) and several other acts.
The adoption of the Act on amendments and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan to improve the institution of the legal profession, which has strengthened safeguards of the right to legal protection of detainees, accused persons,witnesses and other parties to proceedings during initial inquiries and pretrial investigations;
Kyrgyz law provides for compliance with article 11 of the Convention through the implementation of the Procurator's Office of the Kyrgyz Republic Act,especially chapter 2(Supervision of compliance with the law by bodies carrying out searches, initial inquiries and other forms of preliminary investigation) and chapter 4 Supervision of compliance with the law in places of short-term detention or pre-trial detention in connection with the execution of penalties and other court-ordered coercive measures.
In 2001, procuratorial bodies received 74 complaints and communications concerning the use of threats, cruel treatment or other coercive methods, 111 concerning illegal detention, 136 concerning illegal preventive measures, 47 concerning unlawful searches and confiscations, and 883 complaints andcommunications concerning lack of impartiality in the conduct of initial inquiries and pre-trial investigations.
Tajikistan 's treaty obligations to prevent torture are reflected in a range of subjects studied at law schools, for example" Criminal Law"," Criminal Procedure" and" Crime Detection Techniques", andthe special subjects" Police Operations"," Initial Inquiries in Internal Affairs Agencies" and" International Humanitarian Law" that are taught at non-military law schools and specialized educational establishments under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Security and the Ministry of Defence.
The grounds for refusing to provide information when the request concerns restricted information and data in accordance with the laws of Kazakhstan, are set forth in the Civil Code(trade secrets and protection of intellectual property rights),the Code of Criminal Procedure(secrecy of police work, initial inquiries and pretrial investigations), the Information Act(violation of the inviolability of private life) and several other acts.
Under the amendments made to the Instructions by Order No. 66 of the Procurator-General of 27 July 2011, provincial prosecutors and equivalent prosecutor's offices are required to provide within 24 hours information concerning any case of pretrial investigation, andany criminal proceedings resulting therefrom, to the department responsible for the verification of the lawfulness of investigations and initial inquiries and the department responsible for supervising the maintenance of respect for the rights of persons who are detained, held in custody or serving a criminal sentence.
In addition, the expressions"initial inquiry" and"pretrial investigation" were used in the report.
Again, we emphasize that this announcement is based on an initial inquiry.