E - a criminal case

Electronic criminal case

Historically, paper is the main carrier of information in criminal cases. Various investigative actions, decisions of the investigator, Prosecutor and court are displayed in written procedural documents. The complexity and multiplicity of the criminal case, numerous forensic examinations, a significant number of accused, victims and witnesses inevitably leads to a large number of investigation materials, which in turn contributes to the appearance of voluminous volumes.

Today, pre-trial proceedings are overloaded, which expends huge financial, human and time resources.

Investigators waste time on paperwork and going to offices: coordinating procedural actions with the Prosecutor, obtaining sanctions, language translations, familiarizing participants with materials, forensic examinations, etc.

Moreover, the lack of timely access to the procedural materials of the criminal case of the participants in the process preserves the risks of falsification of materials, does not allow to fully ensure the transparency of relations between law enforcement agencies and the population.

The strategic development plan of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2025, approved by the Head of state, provides for the gradual transfer of criminal proceedings to an electronic format.

As part of the implementation Of the state program "Digital Kazakhstan" by the Prosecutor General's office on the basis of the information system "Unified register of pre-trial investigations "(hereinafter-is ERDR) in 2017, the module "Electronic criminal case" (hereinafter - e-UD) was developed, which is integrated with the judicial information system "Torelik".

This made it possible to digitalize all stages of criminal proceedings (from the registration of an offense to the sentencing of a court).

Integration with the information bases of state bodies plays an important role in optimizing criminal proceedings. As part of an electronic criminal case, the investigating officer will not need to request information from state authorities about persons or property in the case. The investigator will be able to get all this in electronic form without leaving the office via integrated systems.

Another advantage of an electronic criminal case is remote authorization. Now it will not be necessary to carry the investigative arrested person over long distances for the election of a preventive measure. The authorization procedure will be conducted in a video-conference mode, so there is no need to escort suspects over long distances. This allows to reduce the time required to eliminate the risks of escape, and budgetary savings, by reducing costs for fuel, wages of drivers and the wear and tear of vehicles.

We have also developed a web portal "Public sector" through which participants in criminal proceedings can submit applications, petitions and complaints on the site, it is possible to get acquainted with the case materials online, and get copies of procedural documents.

Electronic criminal proceedings ensure transparency of the entire criminal process from the moment of initiation of a criminal case to its referral to the court. Excludes falsification and replacement of documents in a criminal case.