A seminar for prosecutors involved in state prosecution in court and supervision of the legality of court decisions in criminal cases was held at the Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office

The Prosecutor's Office of the Vitebsk region, on the eve of Lawyer's Day, held the fourth training and practical seminar with the invitation of all prosecutors from the Gorodok, Shumilino, Vitebsk districts, the city of Vitebsk, and the Vitebsk Transport Prosecutor's Office. The seminar was aimed at improving the qualifications of prosecutors involved in state prosecution in court and supervision of the legality of court decisions in criminal cases.

At each such seminar, the target audience and topics are selected based on the most pressing issues in supervising the legality of court decisions in criminal cases and the changes occurring in the criminal law sphere.

The professionalism and competence of the prosecutor's corps are a condition for the effective and efficient work of the prosecutor's office, a guarantee for the successful solution of assigned tasks, and a high assessment of the prosecutor's activities by the public.

Of all the areas of activity of the prosecutor's office, state prosecution is the most open. By publicly speaking in court, the prosecutor, as the state prosecutor, can most vividly demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and creative abilities.

The Department for Supervision of the Legality of Court Decisions in Criminal Cases of the Vitebsk Region Prosecutor's Office meticulously developed the program for this training and methodological seminar, consisting of lectures and practical sessions. Its participants discussed issues of high-quality preparation for court proceedings in criminal cases, the use of powers granted by law by state prosecutors. They became acquainted with the methodology for checking court decisions for compliance with legislative requirements, preparing appeals, and identified shortcomings.

The seminar touched upon the grounds for reviewing court decisions in criminal cases in appellate and supervisory proceedings.

In addition to theoretical material, the seminar simulated the interrogation of the accused by the state prosecutor, and heard

and the performances of public prosecutors with speeches in the judicial debates were discussed, employees presented reports on specific issues of criminal procedure legislation, practical tasks were solved, in which, as conditions requiring resolution, frequently encountered situations in judicial practice were presented.

Seminar participants were given the opportunity to ask questions, share their work experience and existing problems.

Overall, the results of the seminar demonstrated the effectiveness of this form of professional skill training, as well as the opportunities to verify the level of theoretical and practical training of each participant.

Deputy Head of the Department for
Supervision of Compliance with the Law
in Judicial Decisions in Criminal Cases
of the Regional Prosecutor's Office Vitaliy Suzansky