The OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia has launched a project to support Kyrgyzstan's anti-corruption agenda. The project aims to strengthen legal and institutional capacity to effectively detect, investigate and prosecute complex corruption in Kyrgyzstan. Specifically:

• support overhauling anti-corruption criminal legislation of Kyrgyzstan to bring it closer to the international anti-corruption standards.

• build capacity of the law enforcement agencies to efficiently detect, investigate and prosecute complex corruption cases.

The US Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has provided funding for this project.

Expert workshop on liability of legal persons for corruption offences: challenges and solutions for Kyrgyz Model

31 October - 1 November 2016 - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Corporate liability is a new and challenging concept for the legal system of Kyrgyzstan. The OECD ACN is supporting Kyrgyzstan’s efforts to implement the liability of legal persons for corruption offences.  Participants at the expert workshop will discuss challenges and obstacles, identify solutions and adopt a roadmap to help Kyrgyzstan effectively apply the liability of legal persons. Experts from Lativa and Ukraine with similar systems for corporate liability will share their experiences on enforcing this legislation in their respective countries. 

Kyrgyzstan in the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan

Krgyzstan participates in Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan, a sub-regional peer review programme which supports anti-corruption reforms through country reviews and continuous monitoring of implementation of recommendations:

Third round monitoring report, 2015 English | Russian

Second round monitoring report, 2012 English | Russian

First round monitoring report, 2007 English | Russian

Recommendations, 2004 English | Russian

OECD's Rusudan Mikhelidze tallks with World Finance about how Kyrgyzstan is tackling corruption.

TOOLS AND RESOURCES

Mutual Legal Assistance and Other Forms of Co-operation between Law Enforcement Agencies, 2014 EN l RUS

Specialised Anti-Corruption Institutions - Review of models, 2013

Manual on Investigation and Prosecution of Corruption Offences, 2012 EN l RUS