I resceived this from a cop in the Ukraine. Thought you might find it informative. You mean the Ukraine is more realistic than the US? I guess they know too well the power of a police state.


Hello,
I'm an officer of police in Ukraine (former USSR)

Let's talk about procedure of searching of person or
premises. From 2001 year on to enter and search a premises a policemen have to take a written consent from the owner. Otherwise search will be illigal and there is a punishment in Criminal Code for such a mistake. On the other hand a policeman can take a warrant from a court to make a search, but only if there is a criminal case and search will be made in connection with this case and aimed to find any evidence to
bring an accusation against smb. The court will give a warrant only if there is enoughf evidence that a person keeps anything meanful for the case or illigally keeps drugs or gun in that house. It comes out that a policeman can't make any search of premises if an owner didn't make a permission. Even if a policeman knows that the owner illigally keeps
drugs or gun in that house. A court woun't give any warrant because there is no criminal case against this person. So a policeman have to find any criminal code and think how to connect a person against whom search is needed with this case. When searching a person or a premises 2 or more witnesses must be present to make a search legal. Without
them a search will be no prove for criminal case. Here every procedural action must be made with 2 or more witnesses. A policeman himself is considered an interested party in criminal case. Do you always have to take such witnesse with you?


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Best regards,
Gena