Ministry of ecology, Geology and natural resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan strengthens anti-corruption measures

Chaired by Executive Secretary of the Ministry of ecology, Geology and natural resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurlybaev S., with heads of Committees of environmental regulation and control of forestry and wildlife, Geology, and water management as well as heads of territorial subdivisions of the Ministry, a meeting was held by videoconferencing, by combating corruption among the staff of the Ministry and its territorial subdivisions.
At the meeting, the report of the Director of the legal service Department, M. K. Khairullin, "on measures to further combat corruption"was heard.
In its latest report special attention is focused the meeting on the state of corruption in territorial divisions of Committee of forestry and fauna, where from July 2019 to August 2020 to criminal charges brought against 11 employees (abuse of official powers, bribe-taking, illegal hunting, the theft of budget funds, systematic bribery from users).
The Executive Secretary gave instructions to the acting Chairman of the Committee N. Zhunusov, on taking appropriate measures to strengthen the fight against corruption among the Committee's employees.
They also heard reports from the heads of other Committees and their territorial divisions on the implementation of action Plans to eliminate corruption risks identified during the external analysis of corruption risks conducted by the Ministry together with the Agency and the Adaldyk alany Project office.
Other issues of improving the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures, ensuring transparency and transparency, as well as accountability in the activities of the Ministry and territorial bodies of departments were also discussed.
Following the meeting, the Executive Secretary of the Ministry of ecology, Geology and natural resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nurlybay S., instructed the heads of Committees and their territorial divisions to ensure the implementation of action plans to eliminate corruption risks, and avoid a formal approach to their implementation, as well as to strengthen the work of branches Of the project office "Adaldyk alany" on interaction with the public.
They also noted that when corruption crimes are committed by subordinate employees, the issue of responsibility of the heads of committees, structural divisions, territorial bodies and subordinate organizations, and branches should be resolved until they are dismissed from their positions.