Rafizi’s ‘NOW’ centre to make whistleblowing Malaysian culture

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 ― PKR’s “exposé man” Rafizi Ramli will launch his latest pet project today ― the National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre or “NOW” ― a non-profit outfit to encourage whistleblowers come forward at a time when public confidence in government agencies has reached an all-time low. Rafizi told The Malaysian Insider that NOW will be a “civil society alternative” to government authorities like the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the police, whose reputations have been marred by numerous reports of custodial deaths as well as assault and intimidation by armed officers. “Malaysians have been spooked from coming forward, but whistleblowing should become a culture in Malaysia, and that is what we hope to create,” he said in an exclusive interview. Read more... Jarumemas: 'Saksi ke lutut'