ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AS A BASIS FOR SUPERVISORY ACTIVITIES IN PRE-JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS

Abstract

This scientific article explores the fundamental organizational principles of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, which determine its key role in overseeing the procedural activities of the investigative bodies. The article analyzes the essence of this organizational model as a vertical authority designed to ensure unified, comprehensive, and highly effective control over the investigation of crimes throughout the country. The focus is on the concept of "double control," which involves multi-level influence: the prosecutor's direct supervision of the investigator's and interrogator's activities, as well as the institutional control of higher-level prosecutors over the work of lower-level prosecutors. The article reveals the interrelation of the organizational principles of unity, centralization, legality, hierarchy, competence, and independence in shaping a legal environment that guarantees the rule of law in the pre-trial stages of the criminal process.