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Extortion of confession is one of the criminal offences calling for constant reviewing and critical evaluation. As regards its legal nature, this offence is - in its character - a specific coercion. The offence is aimed against the inviolability of integrity of personality and respect for human dignity in criminal and any other proceedings, both of which have been elevated to the rank of constitutional principles. Extortion of confession actually constitutes abuse office, which means that it can be perpetrated only by an official and only in the discharge of official duty. An aggravated form of the offence comprises, among other things, extortion of confession from a defendant in criminal proceedings, an act committed typically by an authorized police officer. The introduction of prosecution-police investigation in criminal proceedings in the Republic of Serbia has additionally increased the risk of this type of extorting testimony. Basically, the same applies to the aggravated form of the offence of ill-treatment and torture, also committed through exceeding powers on the part of law enforcement officers using coercive means. Key words: criminal law, criminal proceedings, police officer, exceeding powers, coercion, extortion of confession, ill-treatment and torture.

Criminal offence of extortion of confession in Serbian legislation