The Commissioner for Ethics of the DCRNM reminded the staff of the department about ethical standards

Today, on April 8, 2021, the Ethics Commissioner, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Regulation of Natural Monopolies of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Askhat Zhapsarbai, held a meeting among the department's employees on the ethical standards of civil servants and anti-corruption standards.

The meeting was held in real time, where not only employees of the central office, but also territorial departments were able to participate.

At the beginning of his report, the Ethics Commissioner recalled that the country has modern anti-corruption legislation, which is based on the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Combating Corruption" and "On the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan", and focused on some of its norms.

He also noted that it is necessary to form an anti-corruption culture and intolerance to all manifestations of conflicts of interest among the department's employees.

And he urged to inform him, as an ethics commissioner, about corruption facts, as well as to apply for.

"Every employee should be open to consumers and observe integrity and norms of behavior, not allowing the facts of "closed doors". That is, consumers should not feel closed doors when they apply to the

tariff regulation authority. We must become a protection in the sphere of regulating the activities of natural monopolies, " Askhat Zhapsarbay said.

Here he also gave examples of the appeals that come to his address as an ethics commissioner.

Further, the Ethics Commissioner asked to pay special attention to these facts, and also asked to establish a dialogue with representatives of the public in order to prevent them from contacting other authorities.

In conclusion, Askhat Zhapsarbai was ready to listen to everyone on the issues of compliance with the anti-corruption culture and ethics of a civil servant.