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Anticorruption barometer


Update history

Non-corrupt and professional public administration — #79 Obligation of the state not to disclose information about whistleblowers

If media protection is granted to the whistleblower, neither ombudsman nor police shall be allowed to publish any information that could lead to revealing whistleblower’s identity.

Justification and sources

Selected update

Updated: 08/2015 Parameter update history

Effectiveness:
0%
Progression:
30%
Political promise to solve the problem

The submission of a legislative regulation of whistleblowing and the protection of whistleblowers is foreseen in the governmental Action plan and Conception for fighting corruption.

Compared to current state

Updated: 06/2017 Parameter update history

Effectiveness:
25%
Progression:
60%
The law proposal is in the Lower Chamber

Since the Government proposal, which is in the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, does not deal with the question of ensuring anonymity to the whistleblower, it does not either deal with the possible sanctions for the agents of public administration for the breach of their obligation to ensure anonymity to the whistleblower. The parallel MP proposal does not lay down any sanctions for the agents of public administration who violated the obligation of keeping the legitimate whistleblower in anonymity, however, certain sanctions could probably be applied in case of breach of duties by public administrators imposed by the proposed act.