An Update of Criminal Proceedings in Terms of Liberalization for Entrepreneurs

When developing and adopting the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation in 2001, it included separate norms aimed at improving the effectiveness of criminal proceedings — on the participation of a legal entity, on the seizure of securities. Currently, the legislative trend has changed, amendments to the CPC are aimed at liberalizing criminal proceedings against entrepreneurs who have committed crimes in the field of economic and entrepreneurial activity. In fact, they protect the financial interests of the state and the estate-professional group of entrepreneurs. The improvement of criminal procedure legislation should be based on the doctrine of criminal procedure, the modernization of the law pursuing someone’s financial interests can lead to unpredictable consequences.