The Prosecutor General's Office launched an anonymous survey about bribes in Russia

A survey has appeared on the website of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, in which citizens are asked to answer whether they had to give bribes, and if so, in what situations. Respondents can offer their own options for solving problems, official representative of the department Alexander Kurennoy told Interfax.

In the anonymous survey, respondents are asked how they feel about corruption, whether they have had to give a bribe or face extortion from officials, and are also asked to recall examples of situations where it was easier to circumvent the legal mechanism for exercising one’s rights through corruption. The question will also touch on the most common problems in healthcare, housing and communal services, education and other areas of life: in particular, citizens are asked to report the incompetence of employees, bureaucratic delays, corruption factors, or insufficient information about the methods and implementation of their legal rights.

The survey is anonymous, but respondents are required to indicate their age, gender, level of education and income, marital status and county of residence. “Participants in the survey will also be able to express their proposals for improving the situation with the implementation of citizens’ rights in everyday life and minimizing the risks of corruption,” Kurennoy added.

The Prosecutor General's Office intends to use the survey results for further work on legal education and corruption prevention. The department will form standard models of citizen behavior in provocative situations and draw up a set of preventive measures.

In 2015, a resident of Yekaterinburg smashed several deputy cars, including a Mercedes and a Porsche Cayenne, with a piece of rebar. As his acquaintances explained, the man was driven to death by officials. During his arrest, he answered all questions that “there is deception and corruption all around.” Later at the trial, he stated that these problems should have been resolved legally.

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