Informants protected by the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 will lose protection of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) if they give the information to other parties.

MACC operation evaluation panel chairperson Hadenan Abdul Jalil said they should only give the information to the enforcement agency.

"If they report to MACC and at the same time give a copy of the report to prime minister or others, they will lose protection under the Whistleblower Protection Act," he told reporters at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Academy (MACCA) in Kuala Lumpur today.

The Whistleblower Protection Act is a key legislative initiative under the government transformation programme (GTP) formulated to curb corruption.

Hadenan said MACC would brief the people on the Act enforced in December last year as it was still new to the country.

"Some 230 people were prosecuted last year compared to only 43 in 2009.

"The 400 percent increase proves that the quality of our investigation has improved," he added.

Of 230 people charged in court last year, four were politicians while eight were high ranking government officals.

Fourteen special courts were also set up to speed up hearing of corruption cases.

- Bernama