Kazakh President held the meeting on the fight against corruption. Addressing those gathered the Head of State noted that the fight against corruption is one of the top priorities of the state policy. It is crucial to root out corruption to establish supremacy of law and build the true legal state.
The President said that for the last years Kazakhstan made important steps in this direction. Certain measures were taken for court functioning. For the past three years 174 judges were relieved of their posts or down-graded.
The President said that he would approve the draft anticorruption policy concept. The goal is to build the corruption-free society.
By Kazinform
Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a meeting on combating corruption said that he would evaluate the work of the first leaders in the competent authorities in terms of anti-corruption indicators.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for a radical review of all areas of anti-corruption activities, and also set a number of tasks for the authorized bodies.
In his opinion, it is necessary to carry out systematic work on the appeals of entrepreneurs and the public about the facts of corruption.
"Particular attention should be paid to the fight against corruption in the customs sector, construction, education and healthcare. Responsible ministries need to develop a plan to eradicate corruption in these areas on a systematic basis. I instruct to carefully work out and submit this plan based on the results of the first quarter. All activities must be coordinated with Anti-Corruption Agency. The work of the first leaders in the competent authorities will also be assessed by the indicators of the fight against corruption," the President said.
By Ekaterina Eliseyeva for the Kazakhstanskaya Pravda.
