An expanded meeting of the Almaty City Commission on Anti-Corruption issues was held in Almaty.

Acting Head of the Department of Trade and Consumer Protection of the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty, G.G. Daniyarov took part in an expanded meeting of the Almaty City Commission on Anti-Corruption Issues chaired by Deputy Akim of Almaty, A.E. Abdykadyrov and with the participation of the First Deputy Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Anti-Corruption, D.M. Malakhov.

The meeting of the commission was held in an online format, on the ZOOM platform via video communication.

The meeting was attended by akims of districts, heads of state and law enforcement agencies, quasi-public sector and representatives of the public.

During his speech, Deputy Akim of Almaty A.E. Abdikadyrov noted that it is possible to effectively counteract corruption only by timely and coordinated actions.

In his report, the First Deputy Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, D.M. Malakhov, said that two more bills will be submitted to the Majilis to consolidate the legislative foundations of a number of anti-corruption initiatives. In particular, this concerns the introduction of the institute of financial investigation, criminalization of the promise/offer of a bribe, strengthening the responsibility of legal entities for corruption and the development of legal regulation of conflicts of interest.

The meeting discussed the implementation of preventive measures among civil servants and the discussion of implemented processes in the field of prevention of corruption in the state bodies of Almaty. Also, according to the map of corruption risks, problematic issues in various spheres of activity of state bodies were reflected.

Special attention was paid to the responsibility of top managers for committing a corruption offense to subordinates, internal analysis of corruption risks and public procurement processes.