A ROUND TABLE ON COMBATING CORRUPTION WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC ORGANIZATIONS

The fight against corruption is a serious problem of Kazakhstan today. It is obvious that, being a great social disaster, it causes great concern for all countries of the world that are not similar to each other in terms of political development.

In this regard, today the Department of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Almaty region and the Department for Religious Affairs of the Almaty region held a meeting with representatives of various ethnic groups and religions in order to form an anti-corruption culture.

The main purpose of the meeting is the formation of an anti-corruption culture based on universal and national values.

The event was attended by representatives of religion and various ethnic groups, the head of the information and educational headquarters at the Department, representatives of the department and local executive bodies, young people.

Head of the Department of Corruption Prevention and Integrity Sadykov Askar Zhumakhanovich - " it is important that people consciously distance themselves from corruption. Such a belief can occur through the moral and spiritual development of a person. A mosque, a church, a temple, a synagogue and other religious buildings are the centers of moral education. I would like to ask you to put into practice a permanent explanation that corruption is a sin in the performance of religious rites, sermons, " he said, noting the special place of religious representatives in the prevention of corruption and the formation of a spiritual and moral state, and suggesting that anti-corruption explanatory events be held on an ongoing basis for visitors to Friday prayers in all mosques of the region.

This proposal was unanimously supported by the imams, who stressed that honesty is important in our traditional religion.

"Since corruption is blamed not only by laws, but also by the postulates of religions, we resort to the help of the religious community in forming an anti-corruption culture. We are confident that the high morality and authority of the clergy will help make an invaluable contribution to strengthening the cultural values of the people," the speaker concluded.

It should be noted that the Department for Combating Corruption in the Almaty region on an ongoing basis conducts explanatory work with all target groups, including with the involvement of representatives of religions, on the principles of integrity.