The Global Corruption Barometer 2013 shows 64% of the Moldovan respondents consider that the level of corruption increased over the last two years, while 2/3 of those polled believe that this phenomenon seriously affects the public sector, IPN reports, quoting a communiqué from Transparency International – Moldova.
According to the survey, 64% of the Moldovans said the government is run by special interests, while the judiciary and the police are the most corrupt in Moldova, followed by Parliament and the political parties. 55% of those surveyed believe that the government’s efforts to fight corruption are ineffective. 54% said the ordinary people can contribute to fighting corruption. Only half of them are ready to denounce cases of corruption. 33% of the respondents are ready to accept higher prices, but to purchase goods and services from non-corrupt companies.
In order to improve the fight against corruption and to obtain support from civil society, Transparency International – Moldova suggests two objectives to the state institutions – to prevent the appropriation of the law enforcement bodies and to depoliticize the combating of corruption. The judiciary, the inspection and law enforcement bodies, and the financing of political parties should be high on the list of priorities in the fight against corruption.
The 2013 edition of the Global Corruption Barometer surveyed 114,000 people in 107 countries. More than one in two people thinks corruption in their country has worsened in the last two years. 27 percent of respondents have paid a bribe when accessing public services and institutions in the last 12 months, revealing no improvement from previous surveys.
The results indicate a general lack of confidence in the institutions tasked to fight corruption. In 51 countries around the world, political parties are seen as the most corrupt institutions. In 36 countries, people view the police most corrupt, in 20 countries they view the judiciary as most corrupt.
However, nearly 9 out of 10 people surveyed indicated a willingness to get involved in the fight against corruption. 2/3 of those who were asked to pay bribe refused to, suggesting that the government, civil society and the businesspeople should do more to prevent corruption.
