Anti-corruption training for local governments in Pärnumaa

Training topics: Ethics and values, and their role in preventing corruption; the concept and substance of corruption; management and organisational culture as tools for preventing corruption; officials and persons holding public office: who qualifies as a person holding public office and which anti-corruption rules they must follow in their work (the Anti-corruption Act, official position, performance of a public task); forms of conflicts of interest, examples and prevention; avoiding conflicts of interest and fulfilling due diligence obligations when conducting procurement and other proceedings; restrictions on transactions and related persons, including exceptions to transaction restrictions; gifts and benefits, corrupt income and other situations involving corruption risks (e.g. bribery); the permissibility of secondary activities and notification of them; reporting work-related misconduct and the protection of whistleblowers.

The trainer is Steven-Hristo Evestus, a member of the association Korruptsioonivaba Eesti, its chair of the board from 2019 to 2022, and its executive director from 2022 to 2023. He worked as a prosecutor for 16 years, leading pre-trial investigations and representing the state in court in cases involving various crimes, including official, economic and money-laundering offences. He established the prosecutors’ ethics council and later led its work. In addition, from 2019 to 2023, Steven-Hristo worked as a legal expert for the cybersecurity company CybExer Academy/RiskSight, preparing and delivering e-training and risk-assessment programmes in anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and data protection. Representing Korruptsioonivaba Eesti, he has in recent years delivered corruption-prevention training to the public, private and third sectors. Since August 2023, he has practised as an attorney-at-law at Sirel & Partnerid Law Firm.