Senior officials and key personnel from the Ministry of Preschool and School Education, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, and the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Employment recently visited Prison No. 14 in the city of Almalyk. The Anti-Corruption Agency announced the visit today, July 1.
The visit is part of a preventative initiative launched by the agency in cooperation with the Interior Ministry, which organizes tours of correctional facilities for public servants. The inaugural visit under this program previously involved the leadership and staff of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities, alongside the Cadastre Agency.
The core objective of the project is to provide civil servants with a stark, tangible understanding of the inevitable legal and social consequences of corruption. By doing so, the program aims to reinforce accountability, ensure that public duties are executed with integrity and adherence to the rule of law, and foster a culture of absolute zero tolerance toward corruption.
According to the rollout plan, officials from various state agencies are being integrated into these preventative visits in phases. During this latest iteration, representatives from the three ministries were shown the prison conditions, detention cells, and the facility's overall infrastructure.
"The open dialogues held with the inmates served as a powerful life lesson for the public servants. It underscored that the fallout from corruption extends far beyond criminal penalties—it fundamentally shatters an individual's life, family, dignity, and the future of their children, often resulting in irreversible loss," the agency's statement read.
The Anti-Corruption Agency confirmed that it will continue to conduct these preventative visits on a regular basis.
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