Criminalistic Characteristics in the Information Basis of the Pre-Trial Procedure in Criminal Cases of Crimes Provided for in Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
( Pp. 61-68)

Abstract: The article states that there are currently sufficiently representative materials on the practice of pre-trial and judicial proceedings in criminal cases provided for in Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. These issues are covered in a significant number of scientific articles devoted to this topic, in which, among other things, various aspects of methodological support for the investigation of these crimes are considered. Along with this, it should be noted in the published textbooks and manuals on criminology that there is no description of the basics of private methods of their investigation, despite the obvious need for it. The author's attention was drawn to the specific use of forensic characteristics of these crimes as a component of the information basis for their investigation. The existence of this specific feature was based on the results of studying relevant investigative and judicial practice. According to these results, at the time of initiating criminal cases related to these crimes, law enforcement agencies had certain information about individuals who had publicly disseminated "fake" information about the alleged illegal actions of the Russian Armed Forces in order to discredit them. This included misrepresenting the objectives of their participation in the special military operation. According to the author, the search essence and practical usefulness of this forensic characteristic are more pronounced in the fact that it guides investigators to the correct choice of sets and tactics for carrying out procedural and other actions at the initial and subsequent stages of pre-trial proceedings on the facts of the spread of such "fake news" in the current situations. The relevant forensic methodology has similar elements to the methods of investigation of slander, crimes of extremist and terrorist orientation, coinciding in certain circumstances and the direction of intent, motive of commission. The author presents a position on the content of the information basis of this methodology, including the inclusion of a typical forensic characteristic as a component under the previously mentioned conditions.

Isaenko, V.N. (2026). Criminalistic Characteristics in the Information Basis of the Pre-Trial Procedure in Criminal Cases of Crimes Provided for in Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Gaps in Russian Legislation, 19(3), 61-68. DOI: 10.33693/2072-3164-2026-19-3-61-68. EDN: WMAVYT

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criminalistic characteristics, methods of pre-trial proceedings, public dissemination, discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces, a special military operation, the information basis of the methodology.