Annotation

The article is devoted to the results of criminal intelligence and surveillance operations (hereinafter referred to as CISO) in cases of economic crimes, which do not constitute evidence themselves: they acquire evidentiary value only after they are procedurally secured in accordance with the rules established by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. The paper examines the regulatory grounds for such use (Article 11 of Federal Law of August 12, 1995, No. 144-ФЗ on Criminal Intelligence and Surveillance Operations; Article 89 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation), establishes procedural limits for the use of operational materials at the stages of initiating a criminal case and preliminary investigation, analyzes the legal positions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, and distinguishes between the concepts of " CISO results" and "CISO materials". Four requirements for the legalization of criminal intelligence information on economic cases are identified and characterized, namely: legality, timeliness, completeness, and secrecy. In our opinion, the current version of Article 89 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation requires clarification; the corresponding proposal de lege ferenda is formulated in the conclusion.