AMERICAS JURISDICTIONS BUILD WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS, BUT AT VARYING SPEEDS
March 2nd, 2020
THE ROLE of whistleblowers in the Americas has been given special attention in since last August, when an intelligence officer lodged a complaint with the Intelligence Community Inspector General about a phone call by President Donald Trump to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky pressuring him to open an investigation into alleged corruption by former vice-president Joe Biden. The whistleblower – whose name has, officially at least, remained confidential – followed Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act procedures, which protect intelligence ...
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