Yes i agree wistblowers should be protected but only if the information the wistblower has is factual and could help the progress of Government Accountability' civil servents need to be held accountable and so if a wistblower has first-hand evidence of wrongdoing than by all means protect the wistblower and yes the acused has a right to meet his accuser as spelled our Constitution and so if a said wistblower were to shoose to not testify than by the tight given to the accused in the Constitution he must by whatever action nesisary wether sapena or otherwise.