No plans to amend whistleblower protection act for going to media first

PARLIAMENT | There are no plans to amend the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (Act 711) to include those who go to the media before lodging a report with enforcement authorities.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said told the Dewan Rakyat today that going to an enforcement agency must be the first step for whistleblowers.

This is so that the agency can d…