Survey: 57% unwilling to combat corruption

Only 19% of respondents in Armenia said corruption has declined, 43% said corruption has increased, Executive Director of Transparency International Anti-corruption Center Varuzhan Hoktanian said today, when presenting the results of a survey by the Global Corruption Barometer.

According to him, 83% consider corruption a serious problem in Armenia, while 57% are unwilling to be involved in the fight against corruption.

In the opinion of respondents, the agencies set up to combat corruption are the most corrupt ones, for example, the court system. The healthcare system is in second place by the level of corruption, while civil servants ad public employees are in third place.
“Respondents consider the police corrupt as well. 69% of them said the court system is corrupt, while 66% believe that the police are corrupt,” Hoktanian noted.

The survey shows that 21-40% of respondents believe in the efficiency of fight against corruption.