The lawyer named the main problems in obtaining visits in the pre-trial detention center

Suspects and their relatives often face delays in visiting permits and unreasonable refusals from the investigation. Andrey Nekrasov, lawyer, Candidate of Law, managing partner of the board Nekrasov, Rudomanov and Partners, told Izvestia about this, commenting on the draft law on fixing the procedure for such meetings.

"When applying for permission to visit a pre—trial detention center, the suspect and his relatives regularly face arbitrary refusals that are not justified by any specifics, if they receive such refusals in principle," Nekrasov stressed.

Commenting on the initiative of the State Duma to consolidate the procedure for reviewing applications for visits according to the rules of the Criminal Procedure Code, Nekrasov pointed out that much would depend on the timing. According to him, if they turn out to be too long, there may be no practical benefit from the innovations.

"Detention is set for a month or two and is extended for the same period, therefore, if each request is considered for half a month or a month, it simply will not work to go on a date," the lawyer explained.

The lawyer stressed that without a strict time frame, the formalization of the procedure risks remaining declarative and will not lead to a real improvement in the situation of suspects and their families.

Read more in the Izvestia article: Visits to the pre-trial detention center under the new rules: what will change for suspects and their relatives

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