Anti-corruption behavior of civil servants

Article 52 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan" sets out the following:

1. Civil servants must resist the manifestations of corruption, prevent corruption offenses.
2. Civil servants must prevent the facts of corruption offenses on the part of other civil servants.
3. If a civil servant has information about a corruption offense being prepared, committed or committed, he must take the necessary measures to prevent and stop such an offense, including immediately informing in writing the superior head and (or) the management of the state body in which he works, and (or) the authorized state bodies. The civil servant is also obliged to immediately inform the specified persons and bodies in writing about cases of inducement by other persons to commit corruption offenses.

The management of the state body is obliged to take measures within one month from the date of receipt of the information on the statements of the civil servant about corruption offenses, cases of inducement to commit these violations, including by organizing inspections and sending appeals to the authorized bodies.

4. The management of a state body is obliged to take measures to protect a civil servant who has reported cases of corruption offenses, inciting him to commit these violations, from prosecution that infringes on his rights, freedoms and legitimate interests.
5. Civil servants must not allow actions (inaction) that make it difficult for individuals and (or) legal entities to exercise their rights, freedoms and legitimate interests.
6. If an unfounded public accusation of corruption is brought against a public official, he must take measures to refute it within one month from the date of discovery of such an accusation.

 

HRM Internal Investigations Division

DGA for Almaty region