Protection, argent...: Comment l'État veut armer les lanceurs d'alerte
The Council of Ministers adopted, on July 30, 2025, Bill No. 13/2025 on the status and protection of whistleblowers, presented by Presidential Decree No. 2025-1312 of July 31, 2025. This text, which will be examined during the extraordinary session of the National Assembly on August 18, 2025, aims to encourage the reporting of acts of corruption and financial crimes while providing robust protection to whistleblowers and nominees for illicit assets, within the framework of Senegal's international commitments, in particular the United Nations Convention against Corruption (2003).
The bill defines a whistleblower as a natural person reporting in good faith, in a professional capacity, financial crimes or offenses, threats to the public interest, or violations in the management of public or private finances. Reports exclude information protected by national defense, medical, judicial, or attorney-client secrecy. The status extends to entities supporting whistleblowers, individuals exposed to retaliation due to their connection to a whistleblower, and nominees voluntarily disclosing illicit assets, the latter of whom may be exempt from criminal prosecution if they act before any investigation.
The text proposes internal reporting channels (via a designated contact within public or private entities) and external reporting channels (to the National Office for the Fight against Corruption – OFNAC). Reports can be anonymous or not, submitted by mail, electronically, or by telephone. Entities must establish confidential collection procedures, with response times of two months (internal) or three months (OFNAC). In the event of inaction, alleged collusion, or risk of evidence destruction, the whistleblower may make the information public.
The bill prohibits any form of retaliation against whistleblowers, including dismissal, demotion, harassment, discrimination, or reputational harm. This protection extends to close relatives (first degree) and excludes civil or criminal liability for compliant disclosures. The identities of whistleblowers and those targeted remain confidential, unless disclosed to the judicial authority with consent. Nominees benefit from the same guarantees, strengthening the incentive to report illicit assets.
Self-reporting, which is possible before any investigation, allows for exemption from prosecution provided that illicit assets are fully returned. Willful concealment carries severe penalties, including confiscation. A Special Recovery Fund, funded by restitutions and technical partners, will finance rewards (10% of amounts recovered) for whistleblowers who have contributed to a conviction, as well as social projects and anti-corruption actions.
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