Azerbaijan’s parliament is considering a bill that would reward corruption whistleblowers with 5% of the assets or funds recovered by the state and a payment of up to 10,000 ($6,000). Natig Jafarli, chair of Azerbaijan’s opposition Republican Alternative (REAL) Party, criticised the proposed legislation as inconsistent and claimed that what Azerbaijan needed was a functional judicial system.
The bill also proposes protections for whistleblowers’ identities, as well as one-off payments of 20,000 ($12,000) to families if a whistleblower dies and 10,000 ($6,000) for those who suffer bodily injury as a result of reporting corruption.
The maximum reward is 10,000 ($6,000): 25 times 400 ($235), the minimum monthly wage in Azerbaijan.
The proposal is included in a draft law on the encouragement and protection of people reporting corruption-related offences, which was discussed by the parliamentary committees on defence, security and the fight against corruption, and on legal policy and state building on Wednesday, according to pro-government media outlet APA.
Under the bill, a whistleblower whose report is confirmed would receive a financial reward from the organisation’s budget, based on a decision by the head of the organisation. The payment would be made within 10 working days of the whistleblower being informed that their report had been confirmed.
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