Rules for the Promotion of Persons Reporting a Corruption Offense
About the approval of the Rules of encouragement of the persons who reported the fact of corruption
offenses or otherwise assisting in the fight against corruption
Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated August 23, 2012 No. 1077
In accordance with paragraph 2-1 of Article 7 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 2, 1998 "On Combating Corruption", the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan DECIDES:
1. To approve the attached Rules for the encouragement of persons who report a corruption offense or otherwise assist in the fight against corruption.
2. The Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the fight against economic and corruption crime (financial police) (as agreed) to take appropriate measures to implement this resolution.
3. This resolution becomes effective after ten calendar days from the date of the first official publication.
Prime Minister
Republic of Kazakhstan K. Masimov
Approved by
government decree
Republic of Kazakhstan
dated August 23, 2012 No. 1077
Rules for the Promotion of Persons Reporting a Corruption Offense
or otherwise assisting in the fight against corruption
1. General Provisions
1. These Rules for the Promotion of Persons Reporting a Corruption Offense or Otherwise Assisting in the Fight against Corruption (hereinafter - the Rules) are developed in accordance with paragraph 2-1 of Article 7 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Combating Corruption" and determine the procedure for promoting persons reporting a corruption offense or otherwise assisting in the fight against corruption.
2. For persons who report a corruption offense or otherwise assist in the fight against corruption, incentives are established in the form of a one-time monetary reward.
An incentive in the form of monetary compensation is established in the following amounts:
1) in administrative cases of corruption offenses - 30 monthly calculation indices (hereinafter - MCI);
2) in criminal cases of corruption crimes of minor gravity - 40 MCI;
3) in criminal cases of moderate corruption crimes - 50 MCI;
4) in criminal cases of serious corruption crimes - 70 MCI;
5) in criminal cases of especially grave corruption crimes - 100 MCI.
In the cases stipulated by clause 6 of the Rules, incentives in the form of rewarding with a letter or announcement of gratitude may be established.
3. Financing of incentives is carried out at the expense of the republican budget.
2. Conditions, grounds and procedure for promotion
4. Anti-corruption assistance includes the following:
1) a report on the fact of a corruption offense or crime;
2) the provision of information on the whereabouts of the wanted person who committed a corruption offense;
3) other assistance, which subsequently was of importance for the identification, suppression, disclosure and investigation of a corruption offense or crime.
5. Encouragement is carried out if the information provided by the person is true and with respect to the guilty person:
1) a court order on imposing an administrative penalty has entered into legal force;
2) the conviction has entered into legal force;
3) a decision was made to terminate the criminal case on non-rehabilitating grounds.
6. Materials for the promotion shall be compiled and sent to the financial police by the anti-corruption body within ten days from the date of the right to promotion, and include, but not limited to:
1) a petition from an anti-corruption body;
2) a copy of the application registered in the book of registration of applications, information about a person’s appeal on the fact of a corruption offense or other documents confirming the person’s assistance in identifying, suppressing, disclosing and investigating a corruption offense or crime;
3) a copy of the protocol on the commission of an administrative offense or the decision to initiate cases of an administrative offense;
4) a copy of the court ruling on the imposition of an administrative penalty, which has entered into legal force;
5) a copy of the decision to institute criminal proceedings or the protocol of the simplified pre-trial proceedings;
6) a copy of the conviction that has entered into legal force or a decision to terminate the criminal case on non-rehabilitating grounds.
7. Issues of encouraging people who report a corruption offense or otherwise assisted in the fight against corruption are considered by authorized persons of the financial police with the right to sign financial documents.
8. The head of the relevant financial police body issues an incentive order within five working days, which is the basis for the payment of a lump sum of remuneration to a person.
9. Payment of a lump-sum cash reward is made in the course of