Fighting corruption in Azerbaijan is insufficient
On the eve the Office for Combating Corruption under the General Prosecutor's Office held a presentation of the report of the Organization for Economic Development (OED) on the results of the third appraisal round on Azerbaijan.
The event was attended by local and international experts , NGO leaders , prosecutors, representatives of ministries and commissions to combat corruption.
The report positively evaluated the anti corruption legislation of Azerbaijan , the success model of governance to fight corruption , the creation of the State Agency for servicing citizens - ASAN. The report expresses the hope that the 18 recommendations by the NCDF will be implemented.
However , the report also reflected numerous criticisms. So, corruption remains a serious phenomenon in Azerbaijan. There are not common criteria for analyzing corruption. The government conducts surveys , monitoring, but the results are not disclosed to the public.
It is recommended to expand the structure and the strength of the Commission on Combating Corruption under the President , said the head of the project Istanbul Action Plan of the OED, Tatiana Khavanska.
In 2005, Azerbaijan adopted a law "On Combating Corruption." At the same time the Cabinet of Ministers was ordered to approve samples of income declaration by officials. However, this order remains only on paper.
"The country does not declare assets. High officials (deputies, judges) have diplomatic inviolability, and it makes difficult their bringing to justice. S Receiving of banking and commercial information should be simplified, and immunity of State officials should be reduced. We expect that there will be cases on corruption against large corporations and legal entities," said Khavanska.
We also call on to give a job on a competitive basis not only to small and medium officials, but also to senior officials.
"We call on the Azerbaijani authorities to fully implement the recommendations, and we will continue criticism and pressure in this direction. In the meantime, the parliament and the government does not take inspiring steps to reduce immunity," said Khavanska.
She also drew attention to the fact that only in Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan assets are not declared.
Georgia has a good example, there assets are declared online and are open to the public, said the OED chief adviser on anti-corruption issues, Olga Shavran.
Results of monitoring and recommendations of the OED have been printed in the book form. —03C06-
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