Press release on the meeting of the coordinating Council for law enforcement, law enforcement and crime control (Astana, December 27, 2016)

Today, under the chairmanship of Prosecutor General Zhakip Asanov, a meeting of the coordinating Council for law enforcement, law enforcement and crime control was held in the building of the Agency for civil service Affairs and anti-corruption.

The issues of compliance by law enforcement personnel with the anti-corruption legislation and the code of Ethics of civil servants for 2016 were discussed.

The meeting was attended by deputies of the Senate and the Majilis of the Parliament, responsible employees of the Presidential Administration, the Office of the Prime Minister, members of the Advisory Council on law enforcement under the Prosecutor General's office.

Opening the meeting and noting the importance of the presidential reform "Formation of a professional apparatus", Zhakip Asanov stressed that the law enforcement agencies are doing a lot of work in this direction. The "own rows"are being cleaned.

However, law enforcement agencies continue to be the most susceptible to corruption. Every year the employees are committed 200 crimes of corruption.

Since January, the code of Ethics has been in effect, which is aimed at building public confidence and preventing unethical behavior. During this time, more than 750 employees were dismissed for negative reasons (for off-duty contacts, driving under the influence of alcohol, violation of official discipline, unethical behavior).

Chairman of the Agency Kairat Kozhamzharov in his speech drew attention to the fact that the rule of law and law enforcement in the public consciousness are always identified with the activities of law enforcement agencies. On the way to solve the conceptual tasks of protecting the rights of citizens arising from the Constitution, the basic guidelines of each employee should be – professionalism and impeccable reputation.

Officers are required to be a model of compliance with ethical rules and sworn oaths.

Head of the National anti-corruption Bureau Talgat Tatubayev and head of the HR Department of the Prosecutor General's office Alexander Ogai reported on the implementation of anti-corruption legislation in the system of law enforcement agencies.

The national Bureau of justice presented a Roadmap developed jointly with other law enforcement agencies, which provides for the creation of an effective system for countering and preventing corruption, and compliance with ethical standards in its own ranks.

Taking into account the discussion, the Roadmap was approved.

Press service of the Prosecutor General's office