PARLIAMENT | Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Ramli Nor suggested to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim that the government reward civil servants for giving information on their colleagues involved in corrupt activities.

A former senior police officer himself, Ramli pointed to the success of such initiatives when it comes to crimes.

“Maybe through the government’s administrative regulations or laws, we reward civil servants who break the story on what is happening inside.

“(If) nothing happens, no information can be received… except from the people who carry it out and the friends around them.

“Reward RM1,000 or RM2,000 or something, but covertly,” he told Anwar in the Dewan Rakyat today.

Ramli noted Anwar’s presence during Question Time, at the end of Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail’s response to Lee Chean Chung (Harapan-Petaling Jaya).

This came on the heels of questions from MPs on the “fly” and “U-turn” syndicates operating in the Immigration Department.

On July 22, Parliament passed amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010, which now seeks to, among others, establish a Whistleblower Protection Committee whose chairperson and members will be appointed by the government.

The bill stipulates that the committee will manage the execution of general powers held by enforcement agencies which supervise all matters relating to whistleblower protection.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said previously assured that as long as whistleblowers comply with the Act, protection will be provided for them regardless of who is incriminated in their claims.

Her statement came after PSM said whistleblowers go to the media as they fear being silenced, such as when allegations involve high-ranking figures.

Reporting by Zarrah Morden, Alyaa Alhadjri, B Nantha Kumar

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