Whistleblower is sacked in 'classic victimisation'

The whistleblower who sounded the alarms after he suspected trade manipulation in the energy market, has been fired by the price reporting agency he worked for, ICIS Heren.

Since the financial crisis in 2008, incidents of whistleblowing have been on the rise and there is now a worry that the way in which Freedman has been treated for exposing what he accounted for as 'unusual movements' in the wholesale gas trade, could act as a deterrent for future whistleblowers ... READ MORE

Released by ICSA - 21 January 2013