Vladimir Putin believes that corrupt officials should be severely punished - on his tough stance on corruption and on how to deal with them, he told on the "Direct Line".
The president of the All-Russian Engineering Olympiad from Nefteyugansk, Danil Prilep, asked about specific methods of fighting corruption. "Corrupt officials and ministers in the government of the country are not news for a long time. Showings for home arrest do not give results, and thus you undermine the confidence of citizens. How do you solve this problem at the moment? "- inquired the young man. "The point is that no offense is left without state attention and without punishment. Here is the most important thing. To provide such a mode of work is necessary, "- said Vladimir Putin. "Well, as for home arrests or real terms, this is a question that must be determined by the court depending on each specific situation and the fault of the person who committed the offense," the president continued.. "But the most recent example is the conviction of a court against a person who headed the entire system of punishments, that is, the whole system that is connected with people serving a sentence for a committed crime. He himself broke the law, and to my knowledge, the court yesterday ruled, this is a real prison sentence of eight years. This is a serious punishment ". The president had in mind the head of the FSIN Alexander Reimer, who received on June 13 eight years of colony for theft. The criminal case against him was initiated following an investigation in February 2013. It was established that the heads of the Federal Penitentiary Service established the CITOS FGUP, and then, without an open auction, concluded five contracts for the production of electronic bracelets. The total amount of contracts amounted to 3.3 billion rubles. Punishing corrupt officials, one must rely on the work of the Russian judicial system. And although it needs to be improved, there is no other system, Putin believes.. "Nevertheless, there is no other instance of the Constitution that determines the punishment of one or another person who committed the offense," the president replied.. Vladimir Putin and earlier, in particular, in January 2016. , Spoke about the need "to stop attempts to give bribes on behalf of commercial structures to Russian and foreign officials who are being undertaken on the territory of foreign states". The country's leader believes that it is necessary to work out such legal mechanisms that will allow to seize assets and property acquired for "illegal or questionable money" in favor of the state,.
Negative attitude to corruption should be formed among Russian citizens from childhood. "And in schools, universities, secondary schools, and, of course, at work and in the family, we must always remember this," Putin said on this topic.
Do you share the president's opinion that corruption is being seriously punished today?.
Yes, recently they began to actively fight corruption. No, nothing has changed, more and more show-off. I'm not interested in the issue.