Eliminate corruption risks
Employees of the regional prosecutor's office took an active part in the preparation and conduct of the regional executive committee meeting.
In the speech of the First Deputy Prosecutor of the region, A.V. Sidorovich, it was noted that recently, executive authorities, law enforcement agencies, and economic entities have done a lot to implement the Head of State's requirements for decisive counteraction to corruption and economic crime, and to increase the responsibility of officials for the state of legality, especially in the economic sphere.
At the same time, during prosecutorial inspections, significant violations of legislation are constantly revealed, indicating that not all management personnel properly fulfill their official duties, do not control the work of subordinates, and do not pay attention to obvious facts of disproportionate personal enrichment of individual employees.
Moreover, the number of managers who themselves violate criminal law is not decreasing.
This year alone, 66 people have been brought to justice in the region for committing corruption offenses, including 3 representatives of authority, 38 individuals holding positions related to the performance of organizational and administrative functions (including 14 managers), and 11 individuals holding positions related to the performance of administrative and economic functions.
In order to improve the interaction of all interested structures, the prosecutor's offices have held more than 50 coordination meetings on combating crime and corruption this year, and organized 80 inspections of the implementation of legislation aimed at preventing corruption manifestations. As a result, 265 acts of prosecutorial supervision were submitted to the heads of enterprises and organizations, and over 200 individuals were brought to disciplinary, administrative, and material liability.
The activities of anti-corruption commissions established in each city and district executive committee need improvement. Some of them operate formally and do not ensure the implementation of their assigned functions.
For instance, in some executive committees, the personal composition of commissions has not been revised in a timely manner due to personnel changes, and the local Regulations on the activities of commissions, defining their tasks and powers, have not been amended. Violations of the procedure for electing commission members were revealed. Cases of non-fulfillment, as well as untimely fulfillment of planned activities by the commissions, were identified.
Similar shortcomings were identified in the Dubrovno, Shumilino, Ushachi, Senno, and Polotsk district executive committees.
During the discussion of this issue, claims were also made regarding the activities of operational services in detecting corruption manifestations.
In several regions (Verkhnedvinsk, Glubokskoye, Dokshitsy, Ushachi districts), bribery has not been detected for more than three years. In Beshenkovichi, Dokshitsy, Liozno, Miory, Postavy, and Rossony districts, only one corruption crime was registered in 8 months. In Verkhnedvinsk and Ushachi districts, no criminal cases of this category were initiated in the current year at all.
Given the high degree of latency of these crimes, the emerging situation of "external well-being" in the mentioned regions is alarming.
The heads of the Department of Internal Affairs, other law enforcement agencies, including territorial prosecutors, have been instructed to assess the actual situation on the ground and take appropriate organizational and practical measures.
Corruption manifestations are closely linked to economic crime. This year, 208 (189) such crimes have been registered in the region.
The increase in criminal cases initiated for tax evasion (Article 243 of the Criminal Code) from 21 to 31 is of particular concern.
Moreover, many crimes were committed by heads and chief accountants of state organizations or by legal entities with state-owned shares, which indicates the need to improve personnel management and proper
of tax authorities in carrying out control functions (OJSC "Lepel Electromechanical Plant", KUPP "Polotsk Winery", KUPP "Podsvilsky Winery", KUPP "Polotsk Winery", UP "Ushachi PMS", KSPUP "PlissyAgro", KSPUP "PolitotdelAgro", KSPUP "DrozdіAgro").By Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 78 of February 23, 2016 "On Measures to Improve the Socio-Economic Complex of the Republic of Belarus", the government and regional executive committees were instructed to ensure a reduction in overdue external accounts receivable by at least 100 million US dollars during 2016.
At the same time, the formal attitude of individual managers to the conclusion of economic contracts, as well as the excessive desire to sell products by any means, generate new problems with the return of funds from counterparties.
As a result, overdue accounts receivable of the region's enterprises increased by 40.9 million rubles since the beginning of the year and amounted to 686.2 million rubles, while overdue external debt reached 12.9 million rubles.
The algorithm for managing accounts receivable involves a series of sequential actions aimed at the prompt identification and elimination of possible risks of non-repayment of debts, within which relevant internal services of the creditor (legal, financial, security service) should work with debtors.
However, there are numerous cases where the financial condition, business reputation, and solvency of counterparties are not studied when concluding contracts. Products are shipped without prepayment and in the presence of debt for previously supplied products. Facts of untimely filing of claims and lawsuits for debt collection are common (OJSC "Technolit-Polotsk", OJSC "Lantan", OJSC "Vitebsk Meat Processing Plant", and others).
Sometimes, mercenary actions of specific officials are hidden behind accounts receivable.
Based on the results of the discussion of this issue, the executive committee adopted a corresponding decision aimed at improving the work of executive authorities on
prevention of corruption and economic offenses, reduction of accounts receivable.
Head of the Organizational and Control Department of the Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office
Senior Justice Counselor I.N. Bogachev