COMBATING CORRUPTION AT THE PRESENT STAGE: CURRENT LEGAL PROBLEMS AND WAYS TO SOLVE THEM

Introduction. The article is a continuation of the scientific research on the topic of anti-corruption counteraction of the state, the implementation of anti-corruption state policy in modern conditions, and the identification of priority areas for the development of anti-corruption legislation. The article is devoted to the consideration of legal positions regarding the application of the statute of limitations used by the courts of the Russian Federation when considering anti-corruption claims.
Materials and methods. The methodological basis of the work is a set of scientific methods that allows achieving the desired theoretical and practical results in the process of researching the place and role of the statute of limitations institution used in public legal relations: historical analysis, dialectical, system-structural, comparative legal, philosophical, formal logical method, deduction method and others. However, the methods used in the work do not exclude the possibility in some cases of a simple presentation of facts in order to give the appropriate argumentation the necessary evidentiary force.
The results of the study. The statute of limitations rules cannot be applied to issues of liability for committing a corruption offense, since when resolving them, the object of protection of the relevant regulatory regulation is not private, but public law. Awareness by a corrupt official of the possibility of using procedural deadlines will give his abuses meaning and perspective, since after the expiration of the limitation period, illegal assets cannot be turned into state revenue in court, they will continue to constitute the welfare of an official and be involved in civil turnover, and officials guilty of corruption will not only not be held responsible for their antisocial acts, but they will also receive unjustified advantages, which, in turn, undermines the proper functioning of the market economy, citizens' faith in the rule of law and justice in the state.
Discussion and conclusion. The study showed that the statute of limitations is not applicable to anti-corruption lawsuits, the imposition of liability for corruption offenses, since when they are resolved, the object of protection of the relevant regulatory regulation is not private, but public law.

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