The Prosecutor General's office held a scientific and practical conference "Prosecutor's supervision: history, present and prospects of development", dedicated to the 95th anniversary of Utegen Seitov-a prominent state and public figure, state adviser of justice of the 1st class, Prosecutor of the Kazakh SSR from 1966 to 1984.
The forum was attended by veterans of the Prosecutor's office, deputies Members of the Parliament, representatives of the Presidential Administration and the Office of the Prime Minister, Central government agencies, non-governmental organizations, scientists and practitioners.
The participants shared their memories of Utegen Seitovich warmly and cordially, as He was a man with a capital letter, a professional with an unquestionable authority.
40 years of labor biography of the legendary Prosecutor are associated with valiant service to the law and the law, 18 of which he headed the Supreme Supervisory body of the Republic. It is difficult to overestimate his services to the state and his contribution to the development of the national Prosecutor's office.
The meeting discussed the personal and ethical principles of the Prosecutor's profession, the preservation and continuity of the best traditions of supervision.
During the discussions, topical issues of moral and psychological qualities of the Prosecutor, professional responsibility and compliance with moral and ethical standards of behavior in the context of strengthening the authority of the Prosecutor's office and increasing the trust of citizens were raised.
They also considered such important aspects as strengthening the role of the head in the formation of the Prosecutor's personality, improving the effectiveness of training modern specialists, and updating the quality of the personnel potential of Supervisory bodies.
The second session of the forum is devoted to the problems and prospects of introducing mediation in criminal proceedings.
It was noted that there are appropriate prerequisites for the development of mediation in Kazakhstan. There is an appropriate legislative framework, and practical measures have been taken to strengthen the rule of law in this area.
Over the past five years, the number of cases considered with the participation of mediators has increased in proportion to the total number of cases considered by the courts. If in 2013, 5% of the total number of cases that were completed with the participation of mediators was considered, in 2017 it was 23.5%.
At the same time, proposals were made to improve the legal framework for criminal mediation, and the reasons that hinder the more active use of reconciliation procedures were considered.
First of all, this is the absence of a single centralized body that would represent the interests of the entire community of mediators at the state level. In addition, the lack of interest of the investigation bodies in conducting pre-trial mediation. This is evidenced by a significant disparity in the use of mediation at the pre-trial stage of criminal proceedings and in court – 8.6% and 75.5%, respectively. There is also an urgent need for the state to subsidize the services of mediators who provide services to socially vulnerable segments of the population.
As a result of the meeting, recommendations were developed aimed at improving the law enforcement capacity of Prosecutor's supervision, creating a high-quality system of personnel support, and developing the Institute of mediation in Kazakhstan.