Most of our compatriots have the opinion that a lawyer defends a defendant or a person under investigation only during a court hearing or during investigative actions. Today, a lawyer can go to the client and provide qualified assistance immediately after the incident at any time of the day. More details here DAO legal wrapper. Prompt intervention of a lawyer will prevent unjustified accusation, detention of a person and bringing to legal responsibility.
Who and when can use the service of an urgent departure of a lawyer?
Legal entities can use the prompt assistance of a lawyer during tax audits (for example, seizure of documentation), during operational and investigative actions (interrogation of managers and employees) conducted by the Department for combating Economic Crimes, the OBOP and other law enforcement agencies.
Any legally capable Russian can order an urgent call of a specialized lawyer at the first interrogation or for an on-site consultation, during a search or detention. Every able-bodied citizen can use this service when law enforcement agencies conduct one-time investigative activities.
What is the urgent assistance of a lawyer?
The timely arrival of a highly qualified lawyer guarantees a person the protection of his constitutional rights. The lawyer will ensure:
- compliance with legal norms during the interrogation and during the search;
- preparation of a legally competent application and submission of documents to the appropriate authority;
- prevention of abuse of authority and psychological pressure by law enforcement officers;
- compliance with the rule of law during the examination and verification of documents.
At the request of the client, the lawyer can continue to take part in investigative actions. He will constantly advise the client, stay with him during interrogations and provide other legal services.
What is the benefit for the victim?
The urgent help of an experienced lawyer will help to avoid mistakes that are often made by police officers and operational-search authorities due to ignorance of the law. In addition, a lawyer who arrives in a timely manner will not allow lawlessness, which is not infrequently committed by law enforcement officials, in order to close the case sooner or intentionally hide the true offenders.
Upon arrival at the place, the lawyer is immediately involved in resolving the problem that has arisen. The victim can call a lawyer to the office, to the police station, to the investigator’s office, to his address or to the place where the offense was committed. At the same time, he will stay until the end of investigative and other actions, advising and protecting the interests of the client. Even the very presence of a lawyer forces police officers, operatives and investigators of the prosecutor’s office to behave with restraint, correctly and not to allow illegal or non-procedural actions.
