Online seminar “Policy to prevent corruption in the court system”
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- Published: June 11, 2022
The Republic of Kazakhstan adopted the policy to combat corruption for the period 2022-2026. A series of events have been planned on the theme of preventing corruption in the court system. IRZ organised an online seminar on the topic on 7 April 2022.
On 22 February 2022, the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan adopted the policy to combat corruption for the period 2022 to 2026 by Presidential Decree.
As part of the implementation and using international expertise, seminars, lectures and training sessions on anti-corruption in the court system are regularly held at the Academy of Justice at the Supreme Court (SCJ) of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Academy is also continuing to address new developments in the policy to combat corruption in the judicial system and is working to develop a corresponding action plan.
On this occasion, IRZ and the Academy of Justice at the Supreme Court, organised an online seminar on "Policy to prevent corruption in the court system" on 7 April 2022.
The German expertise was represented by Mr. Helmut Leithäuser, Presiding Judge at the Regional Court of Wuppertal, and Mr. Wolf-Tilman Baumert, Head of the Economic Crime Department of the Wuppertal Public Prosecutor's Office.
Mr. Leithäuser presented the German anti-corruption policy during his lecture, focusing on the following priorities:
- Statutory regulations to combat corruption in the Criminal Code
- Service regulations and implementation in practice
- Structure of the case law
- Prevention within the courts
Mr. Baumert led the second part of the seminar and specifically addressed the prevention of corruption in the court system. He focused on the following topics:
- Targets of corruption in the court system
- The defence against the risk of corruption in the area of judicial decisions
- The defence against the risk of corruption in the administrative activities of the judiciary
- Response to the detection of violations
Approximately 35 judges from the Academy of Justice at the Supreme Court took part in the seminar. The event was followed by a lively discussion. It became apparent that issues concerning the position of judges in society, their financial and social security and the specific professional requirements were highly relevant to the Kazakh participants. The workload and attestation of judges and the question of whether they can be called to disciplinary responsibility were equally important issues for the Kazakh contingent. Subsequent events will therefore be organised.