HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROCEDURE STATUS OF THE INVESTIGATOR IN THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAWS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Objective: The article deals with issues related to the origin and evolution of the procedural status of the investigator in the criminal procedure laws of the Russian Federation and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Results and Conclusion: The authors argue that the legislators of both countries have a common approach to the definition of the concept of "investigator", since the investigator is an authorized person who carries out a preliminary investigation within his competence. At the same time, the elements of the criminal procedural status include: functions, rights and obligations (powers), responsibility, procedural independence and guarantees. At the same time, the functions and procedural independence of the investigator are the main links