The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) celebrates this development as a crucial milestone in the country’s anti-corruption journey, following years of persistent advocacy to strengthen safeguards for those who speak out against wrongdoing.
This also marks the first major anti-corruption reform by the Madani government.
Key amendments include:
Section 6: Removal of the proviso that disallows a whistleblower to receive protection if the disclosure is prohibited by written law; and
Section 11: Inserting Section 11(1A), which provides enforcement agencies with discretion to maintain whistleblower protection even if whistleblowers are implicated in wrongdoing.
Secrecy laws no longer a deterrent
The now-removed Section 6 proviso of the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010...