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Palestinian government passes law protecting whistleblowers

For the first time, the Palestinian government passed a law on the protection of whistleblowers, witnesses and experts in corruption cases, as part of efforts to raise awareness against corruption.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian government passed a bill Oct. 7 to protect whistleblowers, witnesses and experts — including their relatives — in cases of corruption. The law thus entered into force without the need for President Mahmoud Abbas’ ratification.

The Palestinian Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) started drafting the law in June and forwarded it to the Cabinet for approval. The PACC aims to push for a culture of reporting corruption and building a legal procedure to support the legislation. 

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