MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki (
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“Civil servants should give attention to this because efforts to clean up the negative culture in the public sector must be done internally.
“The MACC urges public servants to open their eyes and ears, and alert the commission of any wrongdoings in their departments because they are the ones who know what is going on there, ” he said yesterday.
Azam said the Whistleblower Protection Act was in place to protect informants, including against unjust actions by superiors against them, and gave an assurance that MACC would investigate all complaints.“The message by Public Service director-general Tan Sri Khairul Adib Abd Rahman that civil servants should be mindful of their colleagues to prevent corruption reflects the seriousness and commitment of the civil service in putt
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 ― Civil servants should come forward and report corrupt practices in their respective departments or agencies to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), says MACC Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki. He said issues such as lack of integrity and abuse of power.
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Earlier this week, legislators returned to Washington to make a number of key decisions about oversight committee leadership, membership, and investigative agendas. As one of their first official items of business, the U.S. House of Representatives approved in a party-line vote a rules package governing processes and procedures for the 117th Congress.
1 As discussed below, the rules package is noteworthy because it identifies early investigative priorities in the coming Congress, all of which appear aligned with Biden Administration priorities relating to pandemic response, economic recovery, environmental justice, and diversity and equity issues. The rules package also indicates an intent to make full use of the oversight tools available to conduct investigations.
Democrats propose updating House rules to protect whistleblowers from being named by lawmakers Follow Us
Question of the Day By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times - Saturday, January 2, 2021
Whistleblowers like the one who sparked President Trump’s impeachment proceedings would gain protection under new rules for the U.S. House of Representatives proposed by Democratic leadership Friday.
Included within the 45-page rules package offered before the 117th Congress begins Sunday is language making it a violation of the House’s Code of Conduct for members to reveal a whistleblower’s identity.
Specifically, the rule-change prohibits “knowingly and willfully disclose publicly the identity of, or personally identifiable information about, any individual who has reported allegations of possible wrongdoing.”