Review article

Police and state attorney practice in questioning suspects

Darko Klier ; Državno odvjetništvo Republike Hrvatske, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Mirjana Konder-Langer ; Visoka policijska škola, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Stjepan Glušić ; Visoka policijska škola, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

This paper analyses the provisions of Directive 2013/48 / EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty (SL L 294, 6. 11. 2013). It also examines the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Act which were amended as a result of the transposition of the Directive into the Croatian criminal justice system, especially regarding the questioning of the suspect. Particular emphasis is placed on the distinction between gathering information and interviewing the suspect.
The paper presents and analyses the results of the research conducted in the area of the Police Administration of Zagreb regarding the application of the provisions on interviewing the suspect and the exercise of his or her rights, in order to gain insight into the features of some practical aspects of the said interview.

Keywords

interviewing the suspect; defence counsel; Directive 2013/48 / EU

Hrčak ID:

218956

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/218956

Publication date:

12.12.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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