KINIGUIDE | A business contractor's recent revelation over alleged bribery involving Sabah state assemblypersons has sparked arguments over the issue of protection for whistleblowers.

This comes as MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki had urged the individual to lodge a formal complaint with the anti-graft agency to enable the process of protection under the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) 2010, but declined to commit on whether he will indeed receive any protection from investigation and prosecution.

On top of this, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had also indicated that no protection is guaranteed for the whistleblower, who has since admitted that he was the bribe giver, and said the individual should also be investigated.

This Kiniguide seeks to explain WPA and what it covers, as well as several issues that have been raised over the current version of the Act.