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If you want peace, prepare for war. If you want to be exempt from arrest, prepare to be arrested.
So, as practice shows, a huge number of crimes are solved due to testimony given during interrogation. Somewhere 85-90% are confessions and inconsistencies that the investigator can catch you on.
Summoning for interrogation.
The procedure of summoning for interrogation by phone, and not by subpoena, is more than widespread. The law has such a concept as a summons "using other means of communication". Usually, a summons by phone means that there is no serious evidence or none at all, and also that the main suspect is clearly not you (you should go right away so as not to arouse unnecessary suspicion).
If you immediately received a subpoena, it looks like you are in the main circle (at worst, the main witness).
Friday afternoon is a bad day. Try to reschedule the interrogation from Friday evening to Monday. The impossibility of carrying out procedural actions (appealing to court, the prosecutor's office) on weekends is often used by investigators, which is why the greatest number of arrests occur on Friday evenings.
Let's start the conversation.
So, in front of you is an investigator who knows very well what an interrogation is. He has already conducted hundreds of them and has his own trump cards in store. If there are 2 or more investigators at the interrogation, you are "a very interesting person" for them.
The very beginning is a conversation. Some everyday topics AlYa, what a nice weather it is today. You've probably heard that interrogations can last 7-8 hours? What do you think you can talk about for so long? Mainly about life. The main thing is to loosen your tongue and after a question about the weather (if you answered it well) a question on the case will immediately follow. This is the old "inertia" method.
The interrogation itself.
It is worth saying right away that answers like "It wasn't me", "You got the wrong person", "It's not my fault" - lead to the dock in most cases, if only because such expressions are like a red rag to a bull for the investigator.
The interrogation cannot last more than four hours continuously - this is the law.
If the interrogation lasts long (more than 4 hours), you are a very interesting person and they are trying to find something on you during the interrogation (there is no other evidence).
And answer all questions and conversations about life in monosyllables. Preferably even in one word. Do not loosen your tongue once again. The more words the accused says during the interrogation, the easier it is for him to get confused in the end. You should not trust the investigator, and even more so, agree to "cooperate" with him under any circumstances. The investigator will try to catch you on subtleties and details. He may ask the same thing 2-3 times. One investigator once said "when a person tries to emphasize subtleties, he is lying."
If the question has confused you, it can only lead to an increase in the psychological attack. They can simply say: "We know that you are a random person here. Your friend is to blame. He has already confessed to everything. Tell us everything about him and go home." As a result, an organized criminal group appears in the case. The phrase "And you will go home" or "We will let you go" is the main one. No one will let you go, even if you confess. In the case when the investigator suddenly starts to get nervous, raise his voice or intimidate the interlocutor, this most likely only means that the prosecution has reached a dead end, and he is probably shouting from the understanding of his own powerlessness. If they start extorting testimony from you, threaten to write the investigator's words in the protocol yourself. You can edit the protocol yourself. Threats can also be added directly to the protocol.
An example from life - they called you in for questioning (the charge is not serious). The guy came and answered all the questions - hiccupped, gurgled, grunted - made a fool of himself, but the investigators didn't hear anything useful from him - they let him go.
No matter how trivial the technique of involving a "good" and "bad" investigator in an interrogation is, it is still used and, most importantly, it works. You trust the "good" policeman and when asked good and even friendly questions, you can say something unnecessary.
Another old technique of investigators is "Well, tell me." This means that you are a suspect. Ask for a specific question and ask until there is a specific question.
"I'll send you to jail right away!" - no one will send you right away. These are empty statements.
Fake evidence - the investigator will of course tell you about the evidence against you in words. If he does not have this evidence at hand, most likely it is just words. By the way, a genetic examination takes from 2 to 5 weeks.
If nothing works on you, they will ask you to testify against other people who are supposedly of real interest to the investigation, and then they will insist that others have already testified against you, even waving some papers in front of your nose.
The most effective interrogation is immediately after the crime has been committed. It is better to refer to Article 51 of the Constitution.
What to pay attention to.
Of course, the most important thing is the accuracy of the entry of your words in the protocol. Subsequently, it will be virtually impossible to challenge them. DO NOT BE AFRAID to tell the investigator that he did not clearly and correctly formulate any of your thoughts, and ask him to correct this in the protocol. If the investigator does not do this, remember that you have a legal right - at the end of the interrogation protocol, where you will be asked to write the phrase "Recorded from my words correctly, read by me", before the specified phrase, personally write everything that you consider necessary, or indicate in writing in which part of your testimony is formulated unclearly.
Pay attention to the dates and times - write down the time of the interrogation. If it lasted more than 8 hours, this is a procedural violation. Never sign a protocol refusing a defense attorney. According to the new Code of Criminal Procedure, a person can refuse to give a confession in court if it was given without a lawyer. Do not sign a protocol with empty columns - you can make lines in them yourself with a pen.
General provision: 10 days after you were interrogated, you must be charged; if charges are not brought, the preventive measure chosen against you is automatically canceled.
Note from one lawyer.
Oddly enough, practice shows that the smarter and more educated a person is, the easier it is to crack him during interrogation. After all, he himself is able to draw conclusions and complete logical chains. And when the investigator shows that he knows some details of the event, such a person begins to comprehend what is happening logically, and comes to the conclusion that the investigator knows everything. No investigator knows everything. In addition, an educated person often cannot show that he does not know something and will defend such an image with all his might. It is psychologically difficult for him to say - I did not guess about this, I did not know that.
And finally.
There is an old tale. A certain English lord decided to play a joke on his friends and sent each of them an anonymous telegram. The text was short: “Everything has become known. Leave the country immediately!” According to the legend, ALL the addressees of the telegram left the country.
So, as practice shows, a huge number of crimes are solved due to testimony given during interrogation. Somewhere 85-90% are confessions and inconsistencies that the investigator can catch you on.
Summoning for interrogation.
The procedure of summoning for interrogation by phone, and not by subpoena, is more than widespread. The law has such a concept as a summons "using other means of communication". Usually, a summons by phone means that there is no serious evidence or none at all, and also that the main suspect is clearly not you (you should go right away so as not to arouse unnecessary suspicion).
If you immediately received a subpoena, it looks like you are in the main circle (at worst, the main witness).
Friday afternoon is a bad day. Try to reschedule the interrogation from Friday evening to Monday. The impossibility of carrying out procedural actions (appealing to court, the prosecutor's office) on weekends is often used by investigators, which is why the greatest number of arrests occur on Friday evenings.
Let's start the conversation.
So, in front of you is an investigator who knows very well what an interrogation is. He has already conducted hundreds of them and has his own trump cards in store. If there are 2 or more investigators at the interrogation, you are "a very interesting person" for them.
The very beginning is a conversation. Some everyday topics AlYa, what a nice weather it is today. You've probably heard that interrogations can last 7-8 hours? What do you think you can talk about for so long? Mainly about life. The main thing is to loosen your tongue and after a question about the weather (if you answered it well) a question on the case will immediately follow. This is the old "inertia" method.
The interrogation itself.
It is worth saying right away that answers like "It wasn't me", "You got the wrong person", "It's not my fault" - lead to the dock in most cases, if only because such expressions are like a red rag to a bull for the investigator.
The interrogation cannot last more than four hours continuously - this is the law.
If the interrogation lasts long (more than 4 hours), you are a very interesting person and they are trying to find something on you during the interrogation (there is no other evidence).
And answer all questions and conversations about life in monosyllables. Preferably even in one word. Do not loosen your tongue once again. The more words the accused says during the interrogation, the easier it is for him to get confused in the end. You should not trust the investigator, and even more so, agree to "cooperate" with him under any circumstances. The investigator will try to catch you on subtleties and details. He may ask the same thing 2-3 times. One investigator once said "when a person tries to emphasize subtleties, he is lying."
If the question has confused you, it can only lead to an increase in the psychological attack. They can simply say: "We know that you are a random person here. Your friend is to blame. He has already confessed to everything. Tell us everything about him and go home." As a result, an organized criminal group appears in the case. The phrase "And you will go home" or "We will let you go" is the main one. No one will let you go, even if you confess. In the case when the investigator suddenly starts to get nervous, raise his voice or intimidate the interlocutor, this most likely only means that the prosecution has reached a dead end, and he is probably shouting from the understanding of his own powerlessness. If they start extorting testimony from you, threaten to write the investigator's words in the protocol yourself. You can edit the protocol yourself. Threats can also be added directly to the protocol.
An example from life - they called you in for questioning (the charge is not serious). The guy came and answered all the questions - hiccupped, gurgled, grunted - made a fool of himself, but the investigators didn't hear anything useful from him - they let him go.
No matter how trivial the technique of involving a "good" and "bad" investigator in an interrogation is, it is still used and, most importantly, it works. You trust the "good" policeman and when asked good and even friendly questions, you can say something unnecessary.
Another old technique of investigators is "Well, tell me." This means that you are a suspect. Ask for a specific question and ask until there is a specific question.
"I'll send you to jail right away!" - no one will send you right away. These are empty statements.
Fake evidence - the investigator will of course tell you about the evidence against you in words. If he does not have this evidence at hand, most likely it is just words. By the way, a genetic examination takes from 2 to 5 weeks.
If nothing works on you, they will ask you to testify against other people who are supposedly of real interest to the investigation, and then they will insist that others have already testified against you, even waving some papers in front of your nose.
The most effective interrogation is immediately after the crime has been committed. It is better to refer to Article 51 of the Constitution.
What to pay attention to.
Of course, the most important thing is the accuracy of the entry of your words in the protocol. Subsequently, it will be virtually impossible to challenge them. DO NOT BE AFRAID to tell the investigator that he did not clearly and correctly formulate any of your thoughts, and ask him to correct this in the protocol. If the investigator does not do this, remember that you have a legal right - at the end of the interrogation protocol, where you will be asked to write the phrase "Recorded from my words correctly, read by me", before the specified phrase, personally write everything that you consider necessary, or indicate in writing in which part of your testimony is formulated unclearly.
Pay attention to the dates and times - write down the time of the interrogation. If it lasted more than 8 hours, this is a procedural violation. Never sign a protocol refusing a defense attorney. According to the new Code of Criminal Procedure, a person can refuse to give a confession in court if it was given without a lawyer. Do not sign a protocol with empty columns - you can make lines in them yourself with a pen.
General provision: 10 days after you were interrogated, you must be charged; if charges are not brought, the preventive measure chosen against you is automatically canceled.
Note from one lawyer.
Oddly enough, practice shows that the smarter and more educated a person is, the easier it is to crack him during interrogation. After all, he himself is able to draw conclusions and complete logical chains. And when the investigator shows that he knows some details of the event, such a person begins to comprehend what is happening logically, and comes to the conclusion that the investigator knows everything. No investigator knows everything. In addition, an educated person often cannot show that he does not know something and will defend such an image with all his might. It is psychologically difficult for him to say - I did not guess about this, I did not know that.
And finally.
There is an old tale. A certain English lord decided to play a joke on his friends and sent each of them an anonymous telegram. The text was short: “Everything has become known. Leave the country immediately!” According to the legend, ALL the addressees of the telegram left the country.
