Strategy and corruption
In the coming days the security Council (SC) of Kyrgyzstan is preparing to bring up for discussion one of the most important for the Republic – the fight against corruption. The authorities have promised to act tough, and now systematically. According to the Secretary of the security Council Damira sagynbaeva, members of the security Council will consider the draft strategy on counteraction to this phenomenon and uproot it for the next four years.
in Addition to the already announced initiatives on digitization of some public services, customs and tax procedures, as well as in increasing transparency in the work of government agencies, the project contains one stand out of the canvas item. The authorities announce a campaign that can touch many officials. The leadership of Kyrgyzstan supports the early adoption of the rules under which a mismatch of costs and revenues of state and municipal employees (including persons holding political office), will serve as a legal basis for dismissal. However, the absence of evidence on the acquisition of property on legitimate income will lead to its confiscation in favor of the state.
according to Damir Sagynbaev, we are talking about amendments to the Law “On Declaration of incomes, expenses, liabilities and property of persons occupying or occupying state and municipal positions,” dated August 2, 2017. “The bill significantly tightens controls over the expenditures and income of officials at all levels, – says the Secretary of the security Council. – With the adoption of amendments to our Declaration campaign will be much more effective. Persons who conceal their incomes and large expenses, sooner or later will be prosecuted”.
– changes to legislation must provide an effective mechanism and not be declarative in nature, – has supported initiative of the President of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbekov Sooronbai.
Reason for testing
a Few days ago, the government of the Republic stated that he had sent a bill to the Parliament. What document will be output after consideration by the parliamentarians, is difficult to say. Discussion of such projects is accompanied by hot debates. However, the key points, apparently, the document is saved.
– the Main innovation is that the Declaration will be subject not only registered or owned by employees of the property, but which is actually used either by themselves or their relatives, – has revealed some details of the document, Vice Prime Minister of KR Erkin Brandies. – Also increases the list of information about the close relatives of the officials, their property and assets.
the Bill also aims to expand the list of grounds to verify information about the income��Oh and property submitted by state or municipal employees. So, for example, the reason can serve as a receipt to the competent authorities information about purchasing officer or his close relatives, property worth over two million soms, the availability of funds in the accounts or cash of the same amount or more, the transactions effected in excess of the income over the past three years.
amid corruption scandals that shook the Republic in recent months, these measures appear to be logical. But work Lee, great question. Perhaps in the light of such doubts, the government has drafted another bill that managed to make to the Parliament before.
Who will fail under the Amnesty?
Sweeten the bitter pill, apparently, called the bill Amnesty. According to the Ministry of economy, in the hands of the people of Kyrgyzstan have at least half a billion dollars that can be spent on the development of the country. And, of course, so significant funds were accumulated not by ordinary citizens, whose income is almost impossible to make savings.
Formally amnistia campaign aimed at business. According to Erkin Brandies, the government is ready to guarantee the privacy and legalized capital will not be scanned, and the declarant will have to make in the budget only a tiny percentage of the value of the property. However, if the funds will be directed to the development of the economy, including the opening of businesses, the payments will be released.
– To date, it is important to involve the “shadow” capital into economic turnover, he believes. – People should not be afraid. We must ensure the integrity of funds, to encourage the necessary low interest rates.
Good intentions, however, it is not backed by anything except the memory of the bad experience of previous campaigns. The fact that in Kyrgyzstan Amnesty hidden assets trying to hold for the first time. Earlier legalize shadow capital in the country had in 2007, 2009 and 2010, but almost to no avail. According to the Deputy of the Parliament Dastan Bekeshev, the failure of campaigns is that according to their results on the individual businessmen filed criminal charges. As a result, many business representatives have developed a prejudice that such actions are started only for the redistribution of property.
Maybe you should put that the bill is aimed at a slightly different audience – relatives of civil servants, often affiliated with business entities. Especially in light of increasingly POPs up information about the officials or the MPs, directly or indirectly owning private businesses. One of the recent high-profile cases – the scandal of the famous parliamentarian and his wife, whose found a few dozen real estate and firms, although the returns were a house, a car and an apartment. In fact under investigation.
After such a high-profile court cases of corruption officials should be interested in legalization of their wealth, said a few months ago the MP Tabaldi tillaev. Now the riches of many of our billionaires and millionaires, after the trial stay with relatives. There are those who hide money abroad. But if you hold a capital Amnesty, people will be able to openly show the property, place it on yourself or wives.
However, would the officials under the Amnesty of capital – is still unclear. As it is unclear whether such will be crowned campaign’s success in light of the anti-corruption policy.
Way
In the past two years, according to the Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan, law enforcement agencies opened a 4870 and investigated criminal cases of corruption and malfeasance. The responsibility drew 1135 people. Among them, former President, four officials from the office of the President, two members of Parliament, staff of various departments and municipalities, security forces and representatives of Themis.
damage to the state from the corruption and malfeasance during this period is estimated at 12 billion of 218.6 million kgs.
to Detect malfeasance, according to the Supervisory Agency, have become much more likely. In 2016-2017, for comparison, against corrupt officials initiated 2039 cases.
