Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan for

Recommendation 26 
Review provisions of the Administrative Code, which establish administrative responsibility for 
false information about corruption, as the corruption facts are difficult to prove and information about 
them can be purposefully presented as intentional disinformation. 

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Pursuant to the Administrative Code of Kazakhstan Article 536 prohibits knowingly giving false 
information as o a corruption offence. Such an offence is punishable by a fine in the amount from one 
hundred to two hundred monthly calculation indices or an administrative arrest for up to thirty days.
Article 536 states the offence as follows in its entirety: “The communication to a body involved in the 
struggle against corruption of knowingly false information as to an offence of corruption.”
The recommendation calls for review of the provision with the intent of refining the code to better 
define the elements of the offence. There is no evidence of such a review taking place or being envisaged. 
The Forum of Entrepreneurs expressed concern over the potential for this Article to be abused; 
however, it is reported that no cases have been brought under Article 536 in the past two years.
Given that no cases have arisen, it is also unclear to what extent Article 536 is consistent with Article 
17 of the “Law on the Fight against Corruption providing for the Liability of Persons who Communicated 
Knowingly False Information as to the Fact of a Corruption Offence”, which provides for the punishment 
of public servants “by application of disciplinary sanctions, including by dismissal.”
Kazakhstan is not compliant with this recommendation. 
Recommendation 27 
Introduce in the rules and procedures a common procedure for the natural and legal persons