OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports policy discussions on anti-corruption assessment

A three-day workshop on ways to integrate anti-corruption assessment into the legal policy of Tajikistan concluded at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on 15 May 2015.

The workshop involved relevant government officials, working on the anti-corruption assessments. Under the guidance of an international expert, state experts also reviewed the OSCE-supported draft Law on Police and made comments which the Office will share with responsible stakeholders.

A similar discussion on anti-corruption assessments of various administrative codes and legal acts commissioned by the Offices was conducted for government bodies involved in legal policy on 8 May 2015. The aim was to steer discussions on policy level and how to improve inter-institutional co-ordination of those responsible for carrying out the anti-corruption assessment.

A series of OSCE-supported initiatives promoting implementation of the law on anti-corruption assessment of legal acts and draft legal acts ratified in the end 2012 generated discussions.

Supporting the integration of anti-corruption assessments into the legal policy of Tajikistan through methodologies for public servants and through the creation of an inter-institutional working group will remain one of the priorities of the Office over the next two years in its efforts to assist Tajikistan in fighting corruption.