“Unfortunately, corruption remains a serious disease of our society ... Recently, I received the head of the relevant department, gave instructions to continue this work. If in terms of quantity and quality, if it is possible to say so, punishments, then Kazakhstan occupies one of the leading places in the world, ”Tengrinews cites Tokaev.
He noted that the punishment for corruption in Kazakhstan "suffered people who occupied very high positions in the system of state power."
“This is the Prime Minister, and a number of ministers, the head of departments. You can hardly name the country where exactly this practice takes place, ”the president added.
In January 2017, former Minister of Economy of Kazakhstan Kuandyk Bishimbayev was arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes on a large scale.