Public Calls for Terrorist Acts: Establishment of the Criminal Offence Fact
Abstract
Intensification of terrorist activity in Ukraine is strongly promoted
through controversial calls voiced by politicians, members of illegal
military formations.
Article reveals the ways of proving the pro-terrorist public call
fact occured in the course of pre-trial investigation. Article identifies
types of procedural actions required to be taken to ensure collection
of evidence for manufacturing, storage and distribution along with
making pro-terrorist public calls. Attention is paid to collection of
evidence for public calls distribution in Internet.
Author identifies items and information which can be used as
evidence in criminal proceeding on pro-terrorist public calls: 1) items
containing the abovementioned information (cards, manuscripts,
banners, advertisements, articles, newspapers, etc.); 2) electronic
data (video- and audiomessages posted in Internet and distributed
via TV and radio broadcast, SMS, etc.); 3) items used to produce or
store items or electronic data (computers and accessories,
smartphones, printers, copying machines, videocameras,
USB-sticks, voice recorders); 4) traces left by persons involved in
illegal activity (fingerprints and microtraces found in premises used
for relevant items manufacturing, storage and distribution);
5) witnesses’ statements; 6) examination results; 7) іnformation
contained in videosurveillance equipment installed in premises of
enterprises, organizations and in private residences including car
dash cameras; 8) information traces left during creation and
distribution of works; 9) other information collected in the course of
carrying out (covert) investigative actions.
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