"I would like to draw attention to one of the negative phenomena in the state apparatus, which has become a nuisance – the abuse of employees during internal business trips and endless complex inspections of grassroots structures, traditionally accompanied by extortion, feasts and offerings. The severity of the problem is confirmed by numerous complaints, especially from civil servants of the regional, district and rural levels. And there are more than enough examples that have become public," Shpekbayev wrote on Facebook.
"This vicious practice, being a relic of the past, is deeply rooted in the minds of people and is perceived almost as a norm characterizing the organizational culture of the domestic civil service. At the same time, in the OECD countries, whose standards we are equal to, such a problem simply does not exist, no one accepts anyone, and checks are carried out by remote control."
"For each business trip, the inspectors are allocated enough funds to cover the costs of logistics, accommodation and meals. However, often auditors, going to the regions, manage not to spend a dime of the allocated money. A room in a good hotel, daily lunches and dinners with pickles in the best restaurants, often having consequences in the form of drunken fights, expensive gifts, a sauna and hunting – all this at the expense of the checked colleagues. Knowing the appetites of supervisors, local leaders often turn to businessmen for help in order to meet their superiors "at the level". Such assistance is never gratuitous and in the future is transformed into the notorious patronage of the official. I think there is no need to remind how all this ends," Shpekbayev stressed.
"It is especially outraging that regional government agencies accept and even keep afloat this "institution" by default, trying to organize more interesting and non-trivial leisure for guests from the capital or the regional center. As a rule, this is done for the sake of a positive report to the minister or akim of the region, as well as camouflage of gross violations in work."
"It is surprising that at the same time there are people who try to justify such behavior by showing respect for the leadership, a kind of national traditions and honor."
Alik Shpekbayev called it unacceptable for the professional and innovative state apparatus, saying that such practice "seriously accelerates the flywheel of corruption."
The head of the Anti-Corruption Service appealed to all civil servants, law enforcement and judicial officials, heads of state-owned enterprises and national companies.
"All of the above practice is a gross violation, for which severe sanctions are provided, from dismissal to actual terms of imprisonment. The same applies to the receiving party. The Agency has already taken this issue under system control."
"There are results in some regions – the perpetrators are brought to justice. Moreover, in order to rationalize the use of budget funds, we will make proposals to the government to optimize on-site inspections with the transition to remote monitoring."
Alik Shpekbayev urged everyone to pay attention to such facts.
"Feel free to inform us in any convenient way: by writing to my mail alik.shpekbaev@gmail.com , by posting on social networks or by calling the 1424 call center," he concluded.
Earlier, an Anti-Corruption Agency appeared in Kazakhstan, headed by Alik Shpekbayev.