KS did not doubt standard of Federal law of the Russian Federation of 18 December 2001 No. 174-FZ "On the Criminal-Procedural Code of the Russian Federation", defining who cannot be a witness

Court emphasized that this statute does not assume possibility of attraction as witnesses of any – including not specified in it – the persons anyway interested in an outcome of criminal case In the comment of "AG" the lawyer of the applicant considers that the problems lifted by it in complaint in KS, need the deep analysis, intelligent and detailed approach for the purpose of research of ways of their decision. One of experts noticed that with help witnesses the party of charge has an opportunity more effectively to form evidentiary base, and in some cases and to legalize obviously illegal actions. Another...