Abstract

This article discusses the nature of a suspect in criminal proceedings, itsrelevance to the prosecution, the grounds for involving a person as a suspect incriminal proceedings, the concept of "reasonable presumption" in criminalproceedings, the importance of suspicion in the application of coerciveprocedural measures, the difference between detention and suspicion wereanalyzed. The article also presents the existing problems and shortcomings inthe practice of involving a person as a suspect in a criminal case, as well assubstantiated proposals to address them.