Russian government officials to declare their assets is just a game

Russian government officials to declare property income bill implemented, is intended to strengthen the legal system and the promotion of social justice. The country has the grace period of six months, so that the corrupt officials she had to deal with illegal private property. The official worry, the government officials will use their power to defend their personal interests at all costs. People questioned officials overseas the assets secretive difficult investigation, to declare their assets and can not curb corruption breeding.

, Russian government officials to declare their assets revenue laws amendment came into effect on January 1, 2013. This means that from now on, all civil servants in Russia, the Duma, the Federation Council members and staff of the National Authority shall be owned overseas bank accounts, marketable securities and other property.

The main push behind the bill hands (Вячеслав Лысаков) - Vice-Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of the Russian Duma Fortaleza Primakov has said the government officials to declare their property income is one of the major initiatives of the moment Russia to promote high-level government Fight Against Corruption. He advocated by the bill's main purpose is to strengthen the legal system and the promotion of social justice. In Russia, many senior government officials openly shouting patriotic but secretly a steady stream to the transfer of its assets and exit. Therefore, the introduction of this bill at this time, to study the national civil service person of integrity standards and put an end to the corrupt behavior will play a role.

It is reported that Russia will appoint national institutions, such as the Russian Financial Supervision Bureau, the Federal Security Service, Department of the Interior Bureau of economic security, as well as other state's power sector supervision Enforcement Act, because the government officials to declare their overseas property, not just economic issues, more related to national security. So, the offender has been caught and can be sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of 10 million rubles (equivalent to 3.3 million U.S. dollars).

Resa Primakov said, the bill stipulates that those already abroad to open an account and have assets of officials, the country grace period of six months, to deal with the illegal private property, which could perhaps be considered on the national policy of a charitable spirit, however, the policy will at the end of June 2013, it fails to do its own treatment will face legal punishment.

Involvement in the bill in the State Duma addition-A officials Feideluofu (Евгений Федоров) pointed out that the government officials to declare their assets Revenue Act came into effect, with the United States "Magnitsky Act" tit-for-tat imply. In the past six months, the state authorities will be monitoring the progress of the officials in handling overseas assets at any time. He also points out the names of the three ministers of Russia, because they are private residences in Europe: "open government" Contact Minister Abyzov (Михаил Абызов), former Minister of Culture of Ah Fu quarter Aliyev (Александр Авдеев) and Presidential Plenipotentiary Helu Boning by Александр Хлопонин.

Back in February 2012, the Russian Federal Security Service began registration staff overseas assets, and registration is completed within a month. The Federal Security Service personnel need to accept foreign heritage gift in one week within the bureau to make property antecedents description to confirm acceptance of gifts of property does not come from foreign security agencies.

For a long time, Russia's top corruption is rampant, and almost 50% of the Duma has private accounts in overseas banks and have personal assets. Therefore, self-government officials to declare their assets, income bill announced that since the implementation of the Russian folk strongly questioned the feasibility of the implementation of the bill, and even the Russian State Duma Security Committee the Vice Chairman Gutekefu (Геннадий Гудков) have no confidence. He said government officials to declare their overseas property, forcing them to use their power to defend their personal interests at all costs, so the introduction of this motion is nothing more than to detonate a bomb on top of the political arena, there must be casualties.

It seems that both civil and questioned or official worries, senior officials in overseas ownership of assets is groundless. Some Russian officials overseas are not directly owned assets, but indirectly owned in trust, as they owned real estate assets, overseas real estate rental income conveyed to the beneficiary, that is, their children or relatives.

Acknowledged that officials overseas assets survey project, once launched, are numerous and complex, it goes without saying that the Russian Duma. Moreover, let government officials to declare their assets income who really cooperate with the investigation? Russia has officials secretly once they are overseas personal assets are found, they will make use of the human rights provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, to fight a battle to defend private property from infringement.

The Moscow State Higher School of Economics professor library Venturi gold (Павел Кудюкин), the international inspectors state officials overseas assets has always been difficult, and even the United States is no exception. Russian government officials overseas asset position is extremely secretive and difficult to identify. So, the government officials to declare their assets Revenue Act, a blank cartridge, both fried undead corrupt, can not curb corruption, its symbolic significance is much greater than the actual meaning.

To put it bluntly, officials to declare their assets is just a game.