By the resolution of the regional Akimat dated July 12, 2013, the composition and position of the anti-terrorist commission of the region were approved. The commission's work plan is approved annually.
The work of the Anti-Terrorist Commission under the Akimat of Almaty region is built in accordance with the current legislation, as well as the guidelines and instructions of the Anti-Terrorist Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is aimed at preventing terrorism, as well as carrying out measures to minimize and eliminate its possible consequences.
The Anti-Terrorist Commission of the region adopted a set of legal, economic, social, organizational, educational, propaganda and other measures to identify, study, eliminate the causes and conditions that contribute to the emergence and spread of terrorism.
As part of the timely elimination of the causes and factors contributing to the emergence of terrorist manifestations, work has been organized to highlight the list of information needs of the anti-terrorist commission.
The coordinated work of special, law enforcement and State bodies on countering terrorism has been ensured.
With the coordinating role of the anti-terrorist commission, the activities of information and explanatory groups in the region are organized, which hold various events.
In the framework of developed complex jobs everywhere with invitation of representatives of the Spiritual administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan, other qualified theologians and clergy of churches organized and conducted a series of preventive measures to prevent the involvement of population, especially young people, in unconventional religious movements, improvement of the environment, including among the adherents of religious extremist organizations.
There is a continuous operation of the "Hotline 110" for receiving messages related to terrorist threats, the regional helpline "8-800-080-28-95" and the republican telephone "Hotline-114", which provide advice and practical assistance to citizens on religious issues. The work of helplines is regularly reported in the media. All questions received from subscribers are registered and qualified answers are given.
In order to increase anti-terrorist awareness, the mass media published information materials on strengthening inter-confessional harmony and preventing the spread of ideas of religious extremism.
As you know, at the present time, social networks are one of the most powerful tools for influencing public consciousness.
In this regard, the anti-terrorist commission has established various materials on religious topics in social networks, and subscribers are offered videos that increase the religious literacy of the population.
Materials published in electronic mass media are monitored on an ongoing basis.
As a result of the work, a number of information portals received a negative expert opinion and were sent to the relevant authorities for making a procedural decision.
As practice shows, the influence of religious-extremist and terrorist views is mainly affected by unoccupied youth.
In order to protect unemployed youth from the influence of religious-extremist and terrorist views, measures are provided to promote youth employment within the framework of state programs implemented in the region.
Within the framework of the anti – terrorist commission, the State Program on countering religious extremism and terrorism in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2018-2022 is being implemented (the regional plan was approved by the decree of the Akimat No. 202 of 02.05.2018).);
In the region there are 21 information and explanatory groups consisting of 353 people: 1 regional, 3 city, 17 district.
The composition of the IRG included: 102 civil servants, 3 the maslikhat deputies and leaders of the party Nur-Otan, 40 representatives of public associations, 4 members of the ANC and ethno-cultural groups, 23 religious studies, theologians (UNIVERSITIES of Kazakhstan), 60 imams of the SAMK and 13 representatives of religious associations, 25 law enforcement officer, 2 representatives of culture, 24 members of the media, 39 professors, Directors and teachers of schools, heads and staff, 4 employees of UDR and KSU, 14 members of the veterans Council.
All 21 IRGs are staffed by specialist theologians.
Local executive bodies, the Department of Religious Affairs of the Almaty region, employees of the Center for Research of Problems in the Field of Religions, representatives of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims and Orthodox Christians, as well as correspondents of regional and district media publish articles on a regular basis in the regional and district mass media on the issues of explaining state policy in the field of religion, preventing religious extremism and forming immunity against radical ideas.
Also, social networks (Facebook, Vkontakte, Instagram, YouTube) is hosted and published information and videos.