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In the Kyrgyz Republic anticorruption charges lead to criminal punishment for bribery, abuse of power, illegal enrichment and similar offences. Generally the bribery involves a demand by government officials for financial reward for fulfilling his or her official duties, bribery of the members of various state commissions which grant rights for property during bids. It should be noted that bribery by government officials is considered by the courts of the Kyrgyz Republic as one of the most serious crimes as it undermines the reputation of the government offices, creates a widely held perception that by way of corruption it is possible to reach personal goals and usually bribery entails the commission of other crimes.
One of the best examples of corruption can be illustrated in the case when the state prosecutor was accused of corruption as he filed a claim in the interest of the claimant-commercial entity which allowed the claimant to avoid the requirement to pay the state duties for the judicial review of the claim. As pursuant to the procedural laws of the Kyrgyz Republic claims filed by the state prosecutor’s are exempt from the payment of state duties.