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Stanislav V. Bazhanov - Doctor of Law, Professor, Academician of the Petrovskaya Academy of Sciences and Arts, Retired Colonel of Justice, Moscow, Russia

Andrey Ar. Malakhov - Associate Professor of the Criminal Law Discipline Department, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA, Vladimir branch), Retired Colonel of Police, Vladimir, Russia

Abstract. The current paper has presented the study of the individual issues related to the legal status of linear internal affairs departments of (LIAD) in air transport, their heads, as well as specialists investigating crimes committed at the facilities of the corresponding infrastructure. The authors of the paper consider the wording of Article 40 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation in the part concerning the regulation of the legal status of (the heads of inquiry bodies and officers in the LIAD to be incorrect and subject to urgent revision to effectively ensure the safety of crews and passengers of aircraft located outside the destination airport. There has been also stated that the preliminary investigation of transport crimes and incidents, regulated by the norms of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, should not be burdened by administrative (official) investigations carried out by so-called special state commissions, as well as technical investigations carried out by civil personnel.

Keywords: linear internal affairs department; air transport infrastructure; aviation accident; aviation incident; air crash; state commission; technical investigation.

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