Some aspects of cooperation between Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine and prosecutor's office

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This article examines specific issues relating to the interaction between the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine and the prosecutor's office. It is concluded that the issue of cooperation between these bodies remains outside the scope of the laws governing the specific aspects of their activities. In this regard, it is proposed to amend the Law of Ukraine 'On the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine' by including, in Article 7, a separate section setting out the specific aspects of cooperation between the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine and the prosecutor's office. It is argued that the issue of cooperation between the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine and the prosecutor's office can be most comprehensively examined through the specific features of their interaction in both procedural and non-procedural contexts. Given that the prosecutor's office organizes and provides procedural oversight of the pre-trial investigation conducted by the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, and also resolves other matters in accordance with the law during criminal proceedings, as well as supervising covert and other investigative and search operations carried out by the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, their interaction in this context should be regarded as falling within the sphere of criminal procedure. The extra-procedural sphere of interaction between the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine and the prosecutor's office consists in the performance of other tasks by these bodies outside the scope of criminal proceedings. When examining the issue of cooperation between the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine and the prosecutor's office, the role of the prosecutor's office in coordinating the activities of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine and other law enforcement agencies in the fight against economic crime is of particular importance. Such coordination is of paramount importance given the de facto absence in Ukraine of a single body that would be fully responsible for detecting and investigating economic crimes. It has also been established that there is a problem of mistrust between the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine and the prosecutor's office, the essence of which lies in the possible breach of confidentiality and the secrecy of pre-trial investigations by prosecutors whilst the Bureau's detectives are exercising their powers. It has been concluded that a practical solution to this problem is possible by developing even closer cooperation between the Bureau and the prosecutor's office, which should result in the development of joint procedures for protecting the relevant information.