Empower women to stand up and fight against corruption thesundaily HoYockLin anticorruption WanAzizah whistleblower Malaysia
Women at all levels of society should not feel intimidated in reporting cases of corruption as they can play a pivotal role in combating graft.
“But they shouldn’t feel intimidated just because they are women. Like men, they too should be asked and able to speak up ,” she toldHo, who is former All Women’s Action Society president, was commenting on Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail’s speech on Tuesday, commending the role of Malaysian women in the government’s effort to fight corruption.
Ho added that women should also not be afraid to report graft even if it involves family members, friends or colleagues, in the spirit of a cleaner Malaysia. But she questioned if the existing Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 was sufficient in protecting those who expose corrupt crimes, claiming that many still believe otherwise.
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