POWERS OF THE DEFENDER AT THE STAGE OF PRETRIAL INVESTIGATION ON CASES OF RAPE Permyakov Sergey Vladimirovich, competitor. <...> Place of employment: LКавers’ ЛКr of Leninskiв distriМt, MКgnitogorsk Мitв. <...> E-mail: seeerg05@mail.ru Annotation: The article discusses the main issues concerning the powers of the defense during the preliminary investigation of the case of rape. <...> Are views powers counsel at this stage of the investigation: participation in specific investigative actions, familiarization with the case, appeal the actions and decisions of the investigator. <...> In the published article identified possible areas of improvement norms Code of Criminal Procedure governing the powers of the defense during the preliminary investigation of the case of rape. <...>