2008 Assessment

This peer-reviewed country report includes:

Integrity Indicators Scorecard: Scores, scoring criteria, commentary, references, and peer review perspectives for more than 300 Integrity Indicators.

Reporter's Notebook: An on-the-ground look at corruption and integrity from a leading local journalist.

Corruption Timeline: Ten years of political context to today's corruption and integrity issues.

Country Facts: Statistical context for each country.

The legal anti-corruption framework in the Kyrgyz Republic remains strong, but most laws are not effectively enforced due to a lack of cooperation between different enforcement agencies including the police force, the anti-corruption agency, the national ombudsman, and the judicial branch. The influence of the ruling political party pervades all governmental bodies. Judges are mandated by law to "fight corruption," but in reality, bribery is so widespread that "not a single court case is decided in Osh without money." Political financing laws are not standardized, with regulations covering only individual candidates, not political parties. There is little accountability in law enforcement agencies and smuggling remains a widespread problem in the Kyrgyz Republic due to weak customs laws.