He added that this was to encourage civil servants to report bribery, which would in turn eradicate corruption altogether. However, said that only 162 civil servants had reported instances bribery despite the incentive. "There are 1.6 million civil servants, so only 0.01% of them have reported cases. We do not want this," he added, urging more civil servants to step up against corruption. Sadly not many civil servants are willing to step up, although we have the Witness Protection Act and Whistleblower Protection Act," he said.

Source: The Star January 19, 2017 04:43 UTC