‘Report corruption’

YOU can do something about corruption if you see or hear of it happening in the private or public sector.
Ring the toll free numbers 7601 4635 or 7601 4636 to register your complaint or suspicion about corruption.
And you do not need to worry if you are a whistleblower.
Moves are underway to enact legislations to protect whistle-blowers on corrupt practices.
Programme manager for advocacy and legal advice centre (ALAC) of Transparency International PNG Mayambo Peipul said the draft of the legislation was with the department of the Justice and Attorney-General waiting for its deliberations.
“The legislation would strengthen the work of the complaints desk and help by encouraging more people to blow the whistle on corruption issues around them.
“What it will do is protect their identities and jobs,” Peipul said.
It is understood that the department of justice and attorney drafted the legislation under the direction of former minister Dr Allan Marat.
“We are not sure at what stages the legislation is on at the moment but it would need political will to get it through parliament,” he said.
Peipul added that TIPNG was still trying to obtain a copy of the legislation to review it.
“Basically, what we are trying to do is have a look at the draft and comment on that as well as lobbying for support in favour of the whistle blower legislation,” he said.
Peipul said they had received more than 100 complaints from people within the public sector and private institutions since the establishment of ALAC in March last year.
“We have had initial complaints from the public on corruption issues that has been referred to the police or the Ombudsman Commission and other agencies to deal with. TIPNG has open 69 cases,” he said.
Peipul added that people were also calling their tollfree hotline and complaining on leadership issues and corrupt practices within non-governmental organisations and churches.
“There is a need for public to react to the corruption issues that they see around them.
“They should not feel helpless.
“If we can empower ourselves as individuals to deal with the issue of corruption around us, we can take a large step towards reducing perceptions of corruptions around us,” Peipul said.