Scientific and practical conference “Modern technologies, resources and mechanisms of anti-corruption in the institutions of the penal system”

     On May 31, 2018 at the Law Faculty of Al-Farabi KazNU within the “Civil Control” project by the social order of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service and Anti-Corruption Activities held a scientific and practical conference on the theme: "Modern technologies, resources and mechanisms of anti-corruption in the institutions of the penal system".

The purpose of the conference is to discuss the problems of preventive maintenance and prevention of corruption in the criminal-executive system, the mechanisms for disclosing corruption offenses in the criminal-executive system, the legal status and high moral and ethical requirements for personnel in the criminal executive system, and the role of penitentiary institutions in combating corruption.

The scientific-practical conference was attended by representatives of the Department of the Agency for Civil Service and Anti-Corruption Activities in Almaty city, employees of the criminal executive bodies of Almaty city, representatives of law enforcement bodies, Almaty City Bar Association, representatives of human rights organizations and leading scientists of Kazakhstan.

During the conference, the following issues were discussed: the prevention of corruption risks in the penal system, the reduction of corruption risks in penitentiary institutions, the formation of anti-corruption consciousness and anti-corruption culture both among convicts and employees in the system of penal executive bodies.

The conference was attended by Deputy Head of the Department of the Agency for Civil Service and Anti-Corruption Affairs in Almaty, Daniyarov G.G., Head of the Project Office “Sanaly urpaq” Tokushev K.A., etc. All speakers noted that the main reason for high corruption risks in the penitentiary institutions are hidden in their closeness.