RESOLUTION OF THE PLENUM OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of September 26, 2013 No. 8

About the course of accomplishment by courts of the resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus of September 26, 2002 No. 6 "About some questions of application of the criminal procedure law in Trial Court" and introduction in it of amendments and changes

Adoption in 1999 of the Code of penal procedure of the Republic of Belarus became the important stage of reforming of national system of legal proceedings directed to forming of modern competitive criminal procedure, overcoming accusatory bias in activities of the courts. In the Message about perspectives of development of system of general courts of the Republic of Belarus approved by the Presidential decree of the Republic of Belarus of October 10, 2011 No. 454 "About measures for enhancement of activities of general courts of the Republic of Belarus" the attention to need of strict observance by courts of the principle of presumption of innocence and exception of the facts of unreasonable condemnation is paid. Therefore the correct and uniform application of the criminal procedure law by courts is important task in protection of the personality, its rights and freedoms, interests of society and state, strengthening of legality and law and order.

As practice of work of the courts on consideration of criminal cases shows, the instructions pledged in norms of the Criminal Procedure Code generally are carried out. It is promoted substantially also by the resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus accepted on September 26, 2002 "About some questions of application of the criminal procedure law in Trial Court".

At the same time studying and generalization of court practice demonstrates that at application of the criminal procedure law by Trial Courts still there are shortcomings.

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