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Tuesday January 11, 2011
100 blow the whistle on corrupt colleagues
By ISABELLE LAI
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PETALING JAYA: Encouraged by the Government’s guarantee of anonymity, some 100 people have taken the bold step of telling on corrupt practices – mostly by their own friends and colleagues – since the Whistleblowers Act came into effect on Dec 15.
Some 95% of the cases were forwarded to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission while the remaining 5% were reported to the Road Transport Department and the Immigration Department, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong.
In the past, protection was only given to informers in criminal cases. Now, everyone is protected, says Liew.
However, whistleblowers will not get any protection if they disclosed information to more than one channel, including speaking to media or friends, said MACC investigation director Mustafar Ali.
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100 blow the whistle on corrupt colleagues
By ISABELLE LAI
[email protected]
PETALING JAYA: Encouraged by the Government’s guarantee of anonymity, some 100 people have taken the bold step of telling on corrupt practices – mostly by their own friends and colleagues – since the Whistleblowers Act came into effect on Dec 15.
Some 95% of the cases were forwarded to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission while the remaining 5% were reported to the Road Transport Department and the Immigration Department, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong.
In the past, protection was only given to informers in criminal cases. Now, everyone is protected, says Liew.
However, whistleblowers will not get any protection if they disclosed information to more than one channel, including speaking to media or friends, said MACC investigation director Mustafar Ali.
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