In this article, we consider some issues concerning the refinement of the regulatory definition of the legal status for certain categories of personnel who are subjects of search and investigation activities. Based on the analysis of different types of confidential assistance, we identify some gaps in their legal regulation, including the absence of a unified concept of secret apparatus and the legislative consolidation of the status of safe apartment keepers. In this regard, the authors point to the advisability of a more precise delineation and normative consolidation of the categories «secret apparatus» and «secret personnel».
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