ABOUT THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE INVESTIGATOR IN THE BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE FEDERAL PENITENTIARY SERVICE OF RUSSIAN The problems concerning the de nition of the gure investigator in the penal system in Russia. <...> Analyzed in terms of various authors on the subject, it is proposed that vision of o cials of the correctional system in Russia competent to exercise the powers of the body of inquiry of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. e y w o r d s: inquiry body, investigator, penal system, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. <...> ПРАВОВАЯ НАУКА И РЕФОРМА ЮРИДИЧЕСКОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ. 2013. № 3 (26) 189 УГОЛОВНОЕ ПРАВО. <...>