nomic crimes bureau") obtained information concerning the circulation of counterfeit money in town. Based on the above information and pursuant to Section 10 of the Operational-Search Activities Act the economic crimes bureau instituted operational proceedings (дело оперативного учета).
7. In the course of the operational proceedings at issue the economic crimes bureau discovered incidents of forgery of official documents.
8. Following the approval of the report on the operational-search activities conducted within the framework of the operational proceedings at issue, on 9 February 2002 in accordance with Section 8 of the Operational-Search Activities Act the Deputy Head of the Barabinsk Town Police decided to carry out a test purchase in the applicant's flat. The reason for that decision had been the information that the applicant was involved in unlawful activity consisting in forgery of banknotes and official documents entitling its holders to certain benefits or exonerating them of duties and obligations. On the same day criminal proceedings were instituted against the applicant on suspicion of counterfeiting.
9. On 10 February 2002 two plain-clothes police officers, K. and B., came to the applicant's flat to carry out the test purchase. The officers said that they were a husband and wife wishing to obtain a copy of a high-school graduation certificate. The applicant invited the visitors to come in, scanned the documents handed over by the "husband", then, at the "clients" request, changed the name of the holder and certain grades. Then he made colour printouts and asked for 500 Russian roubles by way of payment.
10. According to the applicant, when the "clients" were on their way out, a police squad and an investigator who had been waiting outside in the meantime burst into the applicant's flat.
11. According to the Government, after the test purchase had been completed the applicant saw the "clients" to the door, opened it, and the police officers who had been waiting outside in the meantime entered the flat. They showed their identification documents and informed the applicant of the purpose of their visit. After that the forgery of a document was reported to an investigator of the investigative department of the Barabinsk Town Police. When the investigator arrived to the applicant's flat, the applicant's wife opened the door. Upon her permission the investigator entered the flat. The applicant did not object to the investigator's presence. After the attesting witnesses had been invited the investigator explained to the applicant and those present that there were reasons to believe that the applicant had committed forgery of an official document and expressed his will to conduct an investigative action - inspection of the crime scene. The applicant and his wife gave their consent.
12. The investigator inspected the applicant's flat as a crime scene and seized material evidence. In accordance with Article 182 of the RSFSR Code of Criminal Procedure he drew up a record of the inspection. The record attests to the fact that on 10 February 2002 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in accordance with Articles 178 - 179 of the Code and in the presence of two attesting witnesses, the applicant and his wife, the investigator carried out the inspection of the applicant's flat. The record set out in detail the descriptions of the flat and the seized evidence (computer gear).
13. Thereafter the applicant was taken to the police station where he was detained until 2 a.m. on 11 February 2002.
14. On 15 February 2002 the investigator opened another criminal case against the applicant and charged him with forgery of official documents.
15. The applicant brought a complaint against the police squad and the investigator, alleging that they had conducted an unlawful search of his premises, thus violating his right to respec
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