Restriction of rights and freedoms of municipal employees as means for fight against corruption

Abstract

The object of study in this article is a legal and regulatory enshringing of provisions on restriction of the rights and freedoms of municipal employees as an effective tool to combat corruption. The article states that the fight against corruption in the municipal service system is one of the anti-corruption mechanisms, and serves the implementation of the principle of openness and transparency in the activities of local governments. One way for combating corruption in the municipal service that implies an information openness in the activities of officials of local self-government and allows counteracting the commission of crimes of corruption, is the institution of restrictions on the rights of municipal employees. In the process of writing this article, we have used both general scientific methods of research (logical analysis and synthesis, functional and historical, and legal methods), as well as special methods. The methodology of the research involved primarily normative legal acts of the Russian Federation, as well as works of Russian scientists who studied the international experience on the issue. As a result of the study authors have concluded that the establishment of restrictions on the rights of persons taking the state and municipal service, ensures effective professional activity on execution of powers of state bodies, establishes obstacles for possible abuse of state and municipal employees, guarantees the implementation of civil rights by officials.