A former policeman in the Almaty region faces criminal responsibility for the killed Siberian roe deer, the correspondent of Khabar 24 reports. He was caught red-handed by environmental officers during a flight. The hunting season has opened in the region, and with it cases of poaching have become more frequent. The overflights were carried out for three days in the Balkhash region and the deltas of the largest rivers of southeastern Kazakhstan. The results are impressive: a large number of weapons and prohibited fishing gear were seized. Alakol, Balkhash, the deltas of the Karatal and Lepsy rivers - these remote from civilization and very picturesque places in the southeastern part of the country have always attracted hunters and fishermen. October is the most favorable season for fishing: dry and warm during the day, frosty in the morning. The number of animals and birds is high, over the summer the young have grown stronger. But poaching has always been a concomitant factor in such conditions. In our country, most often it is hunting without permission and the use of unregistered weapons, and on water bodies - the use of prohibited fishing gear. And, unfortunately, there are many such facts. Grigory Bedenko, correspondent: - Aviation in the fight against poaching in the Balkhash region is very effective. The territories here are huge and rich in biological resources. But to inspect them all using only ground transportation, you need to spend several days. With the help of a helicopter, this can be done literally in a matter of hours. Sarkand region. An off-road vehicle with a trailer was seen from the helicopter. Inside the car there is a whole arsenal of uncovered weapons. There is even a 308-caliber Vepr carbine with a powerful telescopic sight. A bag with the carcass of a killed wild animal was found in the trailer. Apparently, this is a roe deer. The owner of the car and the trunks is a former local police officer. He does not have a hunting permit. This is already a criminal case.

- In two days we have about 15 violations, it turns out. For the first time 12 violations and today 3 violations. One criminal case under Article 337, I think, will be initiated. Since if they prove that it is a roe deer carcass, then they will initiate a criminal case. Specialists of the environmental departments managed to inspect almost the entire Balkhash-Alakol basin by helicopter. Such flights during the poaching season are carried out by Kazavialesoohrana in partnership with Kazaviaspas. A helicopter always arrives unexpectedly for poachers. In addition, the hunters themselves and the vehicles they use are very clearly visible from a height. Locals usually go on illegal hunting with weapons for which there is no document. They say that the regional police have already accumulated so many old Berdan boots that it is possible to open a museum. Chinese disposable monofilament nets have been found on Balkhash near Karashagan. Despite all the prohibitions, they are used by both poachers and fishermen who have a license. Even large farms do not hesitate to use illegal fishing gear. The nets are confiscated and burned. But their number in the country is not decreasing. According to information from nature protection agencies, stakeholders have learned how to overcome customs bans. Chinese networks are being shaped like building materials. Fish, birds and even mammals, entangled with such nets, in most cases do not survive.

- Since the beginning of the year, the employees of the thermal inspection have revealed 282 offenses in the field of fisheries. Of these, 37 persons were referred to the court with materials. Also, the inspection officers revealed gross violations of fishing rules, namely, fishing with prohibited tools - electric current. According to these materials, three criminal cases were initiated. At the moment, decisions have been made in two cases. The offenders received various criminal sentences.

According to Rinat Kumashev, fines for damage to fish resources amounted to almost 18 million tenge. The most difficult situation with poaching is in the Sarkand and Alakol regions. Here, in fact, fish is caught on an industrial scale without any permits.

In pursuance of the Action Plan for the implementation of the Anti-Corruption Program, on September 23, 2020, chaired by A.A. Kesimbayev, General Director of the Kazavialesoohrana RSE a videoconferencing meeting was held on building an anti-corruption culture among government officials. During the meeting, a member of the educational headquarters of Antikor.life, Kumganbaev Zhandos Zhumabekuly, made a speech.

Currently, the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption has developed a draft of a new anti-corruption Strategy of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2025. The draft Strategy provides for anti-corruption measures, the implementation of which will minimize the level of corruption. The priority directions of the work of the said Agency are the elimination of the causes and conditions conducive to the commission of corruption and economic crimes, along with the identification and suppression of crimes that pose the greatest danger to social stability. This is also proved by the specialized situational center created on the basis of the Agency, which, using information resources, monitors the crime situation in the country. An important and effective method of fighting corruption is preventive, educational work to prevent corruption offenses.

The lecturer also spoke about the new format "Antikor.life", the main direction of which is focused on transparency, general accessibility, providing public feedback with the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption.

Head of the legal department Ibrayev Zh.O. the question was asked how effective are the speeches of the heads of state bodies in the "Antikor.life" format. Lecturer Kumganbaev Zh.Zh. replied that these speeches ensure transparency, public availability of information on the activities of state bodies, institutions and enterprises. As an example of this work, the presentation with a report on the work of the Enterprise for anti-corruption activities of General Director Kesmbaev AA is given. October 5, 2020.

At the end of the meeting, Arman Kesimbaev, General Director of the Kazavialesoohrana State Enterprise, spoke:

"Anti-corruption behavior of civil servants is established by Article 52 of the Law on Civil Service, from the norms of which it follows that civil servants must resist manifestations of corruption, prevent corruption offenses, and must suppress the facts of corruption offenses by other civil servants.

At the same time, if a civil servant has information about a corruption offense, he must take the necessary measures to prevent and terminate such an offense, including immediately informing the superior leader in writing, the leadership of the state body in which he works, authorized state bodies. A civil servant is also obliged to immediately inform the indicated persons and bodies in writing about cases of persuading him by other persons to commit corruption offenses."