The city of Munich has set up an online portal through which citizens can provide information about possible corruption, provided that it is related to employees of the city of Munich. About the website muenchen.integrityline.app This should be possible “uncomplicatedly digitally and anonymously,” as stated in a statement from the town hall. In doing so, the city is setting “another example in the fight against corruption”.
City employees should also use the portal if they notice anything suspicious. The whistleblower system allows secure communication between whistleblowers and the city’s anti-corruption office. This also makes it possible to ask the person who reports something so that issues can be clarified more quickly.
“The digital whistleblower system lowers the inhibition threshold for reporting, which is particularly important due to the high number of unreported cases of corruption crimes,” says the town hall. Anyone who wants to share something is guided to the site using a questionnaire and also has the opportunity to give language tips. These would be transmitted using distorted voice transmission to ensure anonymity.
The report is encrypted and goes exclusively to the city’s central anti-corruption office. This office can still be reached on the free number 0800/2331233 and by email at [email protected].