Going after informants not how we fight corruption, Latheefa tells MACC

Prosecuting informants whose information and exposè led to a series of investigations, arrests, and eventually charges in court is not a “serious way” to tackle corruption, said lawyer Latheefa Koya.

Speaking to reporters outside the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, Latheefa, who is representing businessperson Albert Tei, argued that there is nothing under the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 that hinders a supposedly tainted whistleblower or informant from protection. 

The former MACC chief claimed...