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His GRECO recommendations sent Russia in August 2012, in September 2013 the Russian authorities to provide the organization with its report on measures to implement them, but by June of this year, GRECO analyzed the Russian work done. All legislative changes adopted later than September 2013, the group is not taken into account. Commends the work of the Russian authorities designated GRECO speakers from the Czech Republic and Slovenia.
Do not complete criminalization
In the fight against corruption GRECO issued nine recommendations of which were fully met only two. Most of was not performed due to lack of regulatory framework. Prosecutor General’s Office has prepared a draft law on “On Amendments to the Laws of the Russian Federation in order to strengthen responsibility for corruption” in June 2014, but his introduction to the State Duma has not yet been reported. Bill the Ministry of Justice to amend the legislation in order to meet international obligations in the fight against corruption have also been reported in the lower house.
has not been executed GRECO recommended to criminalize bribery of judges and arbitrators and that legislation such concepts as a “proposal”, “promise”, “demand” and “acceptance of an offer or promise” bribe. GRECO also proposes to expand the legislation of bribery so that it covers any illicit enrichment, including obtaining intangible benefits, but there is no law also allows us to consider this recommendation executed.
It is also not fulfilled trapped in the Prosecutor General’s recommendation to extend the project effect of anti-corruption laws to third parties, in favor of which may have been committed corruption offense, and make criminalized trading in influence.
partial fulfillment of the Greeks considered the recommendation to extend the statute of limitations on corruption cases from the current two years to ten years. The deadline was extended to ten years for cases of bribery in sport or commercial entertainment competitions. Prosecutor General’s Office and the Ministry of Justice projects involve lengthening, but not to the required ten years, and up to three and six, respectively.
Russia fulfilled recommendations which criminalize bribery of members of international parliamentary assemblies, judges and officials of international courts. Relevant resolution adopted Plenum of the Supreme Court July 9, 2013. Also performed a recommendation on the review of the legislation and the decisions by courts allowed persons involved to avoid criminal prosecution.
In recent years in the development of Russian law defined an absolute priority to combating corruption and regulation are subject to virtually all sectors of economic and management activities in Russia says a member of the State Duma Committee for Security and Anti-Corruption, United Russia deputy Ilya Kostunov. “Tips of international organizations such as the Greeks are very valuable, and, of course, all obligations are fulfilled Russia. But the main document, which we are guided – is anti-corruption plan, signed by the President of Russia “- the source said RBC.
The opacity of party funding
Another part of the report GRECO concerning the regulation of corruption in the party law. The Group welcomes the imminent entry into force of amendments to the federal law “On political parties”, but notes that some of its recommendations in these documents have not been recorded. In particular, according to the detention of campaign finance regulation has not been revised in order to ensure clear and unambiguous legal framework. So, was not put a barrier to the use of official position of the contestants and was not provided transparent funding of public associations without legal personality, which are occupied by the support of political parties. According to experts of GRECO, it is necessary to increase the independence of the electoral commissions and conduct more in-depth and active monitoring of the financial statements of parties and election headquarters.
The only executed “on satisfactory” was the recommendation to reduce the threshold for disclosure of donations from individuals and legal persons with € 10 thousand. for legal persons and € 1 thousand. for individuals almost half.
GRECO also draws attention to the complexity of the legislation on political parties and elections, in which the laws at the federal level intersect with the resolutions, CEC decisions and banks. Given that fully complied recognized only three recommendations GRECO offers Russia to provide additional information on the implementation of remaining until December 31, 2015.
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