LEGAL PROTECTION OF ANTI-CORRUPTION WHISTLEBLOWERS
Journal Title: Юридичний науковий електронний журнал - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue
Abstract
The author stressed the importance of protecting anti-corruption whistleblowers in Ukraine as an important tool to boost people’s reporting on corruption сrimes. The official data demonstrate that law enforcement agencies in 2016 detected 1,974 individuals who have committed criminal corruption offences, 2130 cases were sent to courts with indictments, 492 persons were convicted. This amount has decreased by 35% as compared to 2015. Most people are still afraid to inform about law abuse at their workplaces or in educational institutions because of fear of losing their jobs or destroying careers. The author provided analysis of the viewpoint of the Council of Europe and the European Union on these issues. The author further examined certain provisions of domestic laws that declare protection of whistleblowers as well as certain provisions of Draft Bill #4038 “On Whistleblower Protection and Disclosure of Information about Harm or Threat to the Public Interest”. A conclusion was made that there is clear need to adopt a special whistleblower protection law in Ukraine. The author emphasized the importance of joint efforts of civil society organization that united to form the initiative group ‘Initiative 11’ (Ukrainian League of Lawyers for Corruption Combating, Blueprint for Free Speech, Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law, Anti-Corruption Action Centre and Center UA) for drafting better laws on whistleblower protection and for promoting advocacy company to support approval of the laws.
Authors and Affiliations
О. Ю. Шостко
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