ANWAR’S ANTI-CORRUPTION WAR FACES COLLAPSE WITHOUT COMPREHENSIVE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION REFORMS! - Malaysia Today

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ANWAR’S ANTI-CORRUPTION WAR FACES COLLAPSE WITHOUT COMPREHENSIVE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION REFORMS! - Malaysia Today

The recent assertion by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), Azalina Othman Said, that the government has no plans to extend protection to whistleblowers who seek out the media is deeply concerning. While her position may have some merit, it entirely misses the core issue. Whistleblowers do not turn to the media impulsively—they do so out of desperation and fear, driven by a severe and well-founded dist…