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The German government’s contact office for whistleblower complaints has received an average of about 90 reports per month of suspected wrongdoing in public authorities and companies since it established the system for complaints last year. Between July 2 and April 30 the office received 902 reports, a spokeswoman for the Justice Ministry said. However, there might be minor changes to the figures, the office noted, because in some cases the whistlebloser first preferred to speak with an adviser and did not yet want to file a report. The Whistleblower Protection Act came into effect on July 2. I…

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