KUALA LUMPUR: Various enforcement agencies received 1,482 complaints under the implementation of the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
According to the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), this was the total amount of complaints received from 2020 till 2024.
“But, the government is bound not to disclose any specific information, including case examples involving whistleblowers, to ensure that the principle of protecting confidentiality can be fully maintained, as enshrined by the law.
“The government is committed to ensuring that enforcement agencies have successfully conducted investigations and taken follow-up actions based on the information provided by the whistleblowers, without having to disclose their identities or personal information,” she said in a written Parliamentary reply dated Aug 20.
Azalina was responding to Dr Abd Ghani Ahmad (PN-Jerlun) who asked about the effectiveness of the Act in protecting whistleblowers.
Azalina said all enforcement agencies conducting investigations under Act 711 must take all necessary steps to ensure confidentiality of information.
“Each investigation must be carried out according to strict procedures,” she said.
“In terms of implementation, confidentiality of whistleblowers must be carefully protected and only relevant officers can know their identities,” she added.
Amendments to the Act were passed in the Dewan Rakyat on July 23.
The new Section 11 (1)(a) introduced in the amendments that allow enforcement agencies to maintain protection for whistleblowers who were involved in misconduct or acted to avoid disciplinary action.
