Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise was held an interdepartmental scientific and practical seminar on the topic “Features of conducting research during the investigation of fire-related crimes”.
In
this event were involved representatives of forensic experts of the Ministry of
Justice of Ukraine, Scientific and Research Forensic Centers of the Ministry of
Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Ukrainian Research Institute of Civil Protection,
the National Police of Ukraine, representatives of educational institutions,
employees of the Cherkassy Institute of Fire Safety named after the Heroes of
Chernobyl and the National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
During
the meeting, experts were able to discuss the issue of:
- organization of interaction
between the structural divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (State
Research Forensic Center and State Emergency Service of Ukraine) with the
Ministry of Justice of Ukraine for conducting fire and technical expert
examinations and expert studies, in particular regarding the
identification and recording of research objects during urgent
investigative in the scene of fire;
- joint actions of the internal
affairs bodies, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine during the fire scene
inspection, detection, suppression, prevention and investigation of
criminal offenses related to fires in accordance with the Order of the Ministry
of Internal Affairs No. 621 as of July 24, 2017 “On Approving the
Procedure for Joint Actions of the National Police of Ukraine, The State
Service of Ukraine for Emergencies and the Expert Service of the Ministry
of Internal Affairs of Ukraine during the inspection of the fire scene”;
- prospects of interaction of
forensic experts of forensic research institutions of the Ministry of
Justice of Ukraine and experts of experimental laboratories of the
territorial bodies of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in conducting
research on fires and developing ways and methods to be used to establish
the causes of their occurrence.
In
addition, it dealt with the specifics of the appointment and conduct of fire
and technical expertise, forensic examination of the circumstances of fires
that arose as a result of deliberate destruction or damage to someone else’s
property and investigations of fires related to emergency work of electrical
equipment.
A
separate topic of the discussion was the procedure for conducting an additional
inspection of the scene with the participation of specialists of the State
Service of Ukraine for Emergencies, the Explosive Technical Service of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the Expert Service of the Ministry
of Internal Affairs of Ukraine of the State Research Experimental Forensic
Center.
After the theoretical part of the seminar was finished, the participants visited the fire testing area of the Ukrainian Civil Protection Research Institute.
Київський науково-дослідний інститут судових експертиз
Директор: Рувін Олександр Григорович
Поштова адреса: 03057, м. Київ, вул. Смоленська, 6
Kyiv Research Institute of Forensic Expertise
Director: Ruvin Oleksandr
Mailling address: 03057, City of Kyiv Smolenska Street, 6