Monrovia – The Liberian government has launched a major push to overhaul its witness protection and whistleblower laws, as stakeholders warned that weak safeguards and poor implementation are undermining the fight against corruption.
At a one-day high-level technical review meeting on Tuesday, legal experts and key institutions began scrutinizing proposed amendments to the Witness Protection Act of 2021 and the Whistleblower Act of 2021. The process aims to make both laws more effective, with a sharp focus on introducing incentives and strengthening protection mechanisms.
The session, organized by the Ministry of Justice in collaboration with the Witness Protection Agency (WPA), brought together actors from the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Governance Commission, and the Independent National Commission on Human Rights, among others.
Driven by Presidential Directive
The review follows a presidential directive calling for the Whistleblower Act to include motivational incentives—such as rewards and bounties—to encourage citizens to report crimes, including corruption and smuggling.
Incentives Alone Not Enough
Deputy Justice Minister for Codification, Cllr. J. Augustine Toe, cautioned that financial incentives without strong protection measures could backfire.
He stressed that reforms must criminalize retaliation, punish the suppression of whistleblower information, and penalize the exposure of identities, which could put lives at risk.
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