Yuriy Konrad: “Ukrainian lawyers often resort to detective services”

[Игорь Коракс]

Yuriy Konrad: “Ukrainian lawyers often resort to detective services”

Gathering information about potential business partners, tracing missing relatives, checking marital fidelity ... In resolving these issues, you should rely only on the help of a private investigator. In an interview with Yuri Konrad, director of the Konrad detective agency, the specialist spoke about the legal specifics of the work of Ukrainian detectives, their cooperation with lawyers, as well as the most popular client services.

The profession of a private investigator for Ukraine remains quite exotic. Yuriy Vladimirovich, can you judge by your professional experience how developed the market for these services is today in Ukraine?

- I can’t say that this market is especially developed in Ukraine, because here this profession remains a curiosity. People are used to the fact that in most emergency cases they need to contact the police. However, the problem is that the police do not consider many important things that citizens face. Most people, having seen enough of films and documentaries, begin to seek help from the so-called detectives. And there are not so many of them in Ukraine. Although in recent years, the market for these services has begun to replenish due to the fact that many law enforcement officers leave to work for "free bread."

People who confidently stand on their feet in modern times, make good money, begin to gradually turn to us for help. They begin to become convinced of the effectiveness of this type of professional service.

Do you think it is necessary for the detective to have experience in law enforcement?

- I believe that everyone should do their own thing. In any agency, as well as in our country, people work who are engaged in both operational activities and other things: psychologists, forensic scientists, etc. That is, each of them should have a certain experience and knowledge behind them. In any case, you need to work at least a little in this system, have certain connections, have operational training, in order to at least know where to start and where to look for the necessary information. What you read in books and detective novels will never help you, believe me.

How much does the legislative base allow / interfere with the work of relevant specialists in Ukraine? Do they expect adoption of their professional law or vice versa - are they afraid that such a law will limit their activities?

- To be honest, I doubt that our professional law will be adopted in the near future. Firstly, this is a huge amount of money. Secondly, no one will justifiably delve into underwear legally. Therefore, at the moment, we are all working within the framework of "everything that is not forbidden is allowed." There are journalistic investigations, there are legal consultations, advocacy. Therefore, with the client, you can conclude a certain type of contract, draw up a power of attorney and legally work in his interests.

Is it possible today for a private detective to work within the framework of the law, or is he forced to resort to illegal or corrupt methods of collecting information to collect the necessary data?

- Illegal collection of information is a rather relative concept. Therefore, there are so many ways to legally obtain information. In addition, some customers do not care how this or that information is received. In any case, we always try to protect ourselves and the customer so that everything is within the legal framework. Yes, in some cases, according to the law, it is forbidden to transfer personal data to third parties. But in essence, this is the specificity of our work. Moreover, today, thanks to social networks, any such information is freely available. You yourself know this very well. Therefore, from where and how this or that information was taken - this is a separate conversation. Naturally, without connections and acquaintances in certain structures, it is almost impossible to work in our business.

As a specialist, do you recommend registering on social networks? How can you protect yourself from the spread of personal information on the Internet?

- Honestly, as a specialist, I never recommended and do not recommend registering on social networks. You can only register under a fictitious name under which friends recognize you. The fact is that now young people leave too much personal information on the network: name, contact numbers, where parents work and where they relax. A lot of information can be gathered from such grains, especially if the full name and date of birth are available. Believe me, according to these data you can put together a complete picture for any person.

What services do citizens most often ask you for? Which of them can be called the most unusual?

- Most often they order a check for the marital fidelity of a husband or wife. Naturally, not a single structure, law firm or police will take such orders. They also order inspections of children's leisure time, with whom they are with and what things they are doing. Often you have to check the company for reliability. They are asked to verify their identity when applying for a particular job. Sometimes people disappear, and relatives trust us to find them.

Relatively unusual orders for memory comes the case when a client asked to collect information in the name of a certain person, which in the end he turned out to be. It turned out that he was just curious to find out how much information can be "digged" on him from various sources.

As international practice testifies, in American law firms you can sometimes find a private detective who helps lawyers in their work. How often do Ukrainian lawyers resort to your services?

- Naturally, the guys often turn to us, because we know a little more and are able in this area, and also have the necessary connections. Although some lawyers themselves have worked in law enforcement agencies in the past, they are therefore able to independently resolve such issues. Therefore, they mainly turn to those who lack experience in the field that we are directly involved in. Lawyers usually order the collection of information about a person, the search for a witness or verification of his testimony, and a lie detector test.

Tell us about your cooperation with foreign detective agencies.

- In our environment there is no concept of “competitor”, we are colleagues. Naturally, in other countries we do not have such wide opportunities for collecting information as in Ukraine. Therefore, we work with foreign colleagues on mutually beneficial conditions. For example, we transfer certain orders to them in the territory of their country, at the same time they transfer orders to us to provide assistance in Ukraine. Due to the fact that it is not always possible to go on a business trip to a distant country, it is much easier to contact the local colleagues and quickly resolve the client’s question.

 

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

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[Детективное агентство Тула]

Yuri Konrad: " Ukrainian lawyers often resort to the services of detectives "

It is better not to learn about this from Yuri Konrad, but from Ukrainian lawyers, so to speak, directly.

 

[Scorpion]

As it is not really a man of his colleagues calls - "... the so-called detectives ..."!

 

[Детективное агентство ИКС-Инфо.]

As it is not really a man of his colleagues calls - "... the so-called detectives ..."!

In fact, he is talking about himself : lol:
And what else can a dispatcher collecting orders and shearing coupons say
from the work of locals ...