(ČIA) On 12 May 2021, the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic approved in the first reading a bill on the protection of whistleblowers. Minister of Justice Marie Benešová (for ANO) stated that the protection of whistleblowers is a means of combating corruption and other illegal activities. According to her, the introduction of a comprehensive and functional legal framework for the protection of whistleblowers can achieve significant savings in private and public funds and prevent various damages and threats to public health and other problems.