Report into existing law warns many aspects of EU directive have been ignored
Repubblika believes much more can be done to protect whistleblowers. Photo: Shutterstock.com
Whistleblowers in Malta are only protected if they report to formal whistleblowing units, rather than normal organisational communications of protected information, a new report has warned.
“While the legislation is sophisticated, it is like a train with all the bells and whistles but a defective, dangerous engine,” the report by civil society group Repubblika said.
The NGO is calling for a public consultation on the Whistleblower Protection Act as part of its proposals to improve the law.
The new private and public whistleblower units do not include any of the structural guarantees for independent channels free from conflict of interest with access to organizational leadership, it said.
Another proposal is for Malta to adopt “urgent amendments” to ensure a more robust whistleblower protection framework, one that provides legal safeguards for potential whistleblowers and witnesses.
The Repubblika report was written in collaboration with Whistleblowing International Network (WIN), a global civil society group that provides legal advice and practical support to whistleblowers and advocates the strengthening of whistleblower protection.
The Whistleblower Act came into force in September 2013. The concept behind the law is to provide procedures that protect persons who report abuse and wrongdoings at the...
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