[preawin16]

The motives of the proponents and sponsors of the Bill is clear: to intimidate whistle-blowers.

In my respectful opinion, this Bill is totally unnecessary, grandiose, superfluous, duplicatory, self-serving and time-wasting. My reasons are simple:

1. We already have more than enough provisions in our laws to take care of the same issues as the proppsed Bill. For instance, it is a criminal offence under our laws to give false information to law enforcers, concerning another person. It is defamatory to tell law enforcers that Mr. A has billions of government money stolen and hidden somewhere. If it turns out to be false, the victim is entitled to claim monetary damages for the damage to his reputation.

Specifically, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 provides that if you make a report against another, which leads to that person’s arrest or trial, and that report turns out to be false, then you will be ordered to pay compensation to that person; and you may be jailed if you fail/neglect to pay. There are many similar provisions in our statute books all over.

2. The Bill’s intentions are apparently mala fide. It is obvious that the Bill is designed to intimidate the citizenry into not reporting suspected looters. It is not disputed that people with malicious intentions may make false reports in order to settle scores. But who are the intended beneficiaries of this Bill? Who does it seek to protect? The answers to these questions have opened our eyes to the true intentions of the Bill..

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