The inclusion of Russia in the list of most corrupt countries in Europe and Central Asia according to Transparency International is part of a vehemently anti-Moscow rhetoric. This opinion Thursday, November 17, in an interview with “Tape.ru” stated the Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee for security and combating corruption Anatoly Election.
“How can you relate to research? Very respectful. But realizing it in order to anti-Russian propaganda,” said Vyborny.
Before giving a similar rating of Russia, said the MP, is to look at the situation in other countries. “I see what’s going on in foreign companies. I am convinced that there is more corruption than in Russia”, — he said.
According to the Deputy, Russia to cope with bribery due to the “flywheel enforcement”, which “recently gained momentum” due to the adoption of new laws and arrests of corrupt officials. “We have not had in Russia, to a dozen individuals by the Federal and subject-level were brought to trial last time,” said Vyborny, pointing to a number of arrests in the last week, including the former Minister of economic development Alexei Ulyukayev.
On the eve of an international organization against corruption Transparency International has ranked Russia and Ukraine to the countries with the highest corruption level in Europe and Central Asia. In the ranking of perception of corruption by the end of 2015, Russia moved up 17 positions from 136 to 119 place, indicating a decrease in the number of crimes in this area.
According to the main information and analytical center of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia for the period from January to October of 2016, the level of corruption crimes decreased by 6.8 percent compared to the same period last year.