In some countries there's been controversy over whether or not whistleblowers should be compensated financially. That's not the case, however, in the United States, in Korea and in other countries where they recognise that the State benefits by recovering funds due to it on behalf of its citizens … [Read more...]
Whistleblowers
Whistleblower Rudolf Elmer: legal opinion on latest ruling
We’ve written many times about Swiss whistleblower Rudolf Elmer’s long legal battles against Swiss banking secrecy here, here, here here and here. He’s endured 48 prosecutorial interrogations, 6 months in solitary confinement and 70 court rulings. Of one thing you can be sure – if the Swiss bank … [Read more...]
Mainstream Media Misrepresentations of the Financial Crash in the Tax Justice Network March 2019 podcast
In Edition 87 of the March 2019 Tax Justice Network monthly podcast/radio show, the Taxcast (available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and other podcast platforms): we discuss misleading reporting from the mainstream media on the financial crisis: it was overloaded with finance 'experts', fed us … [Read more...]
European Commission to Investigate Secret #LuxLeaks Tax Deal
The European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has announced she is now going to investigate what we hope is the first of many secret tax deals arranged between accountancy firm PwC and the Luxembourg tax authorities. We asked recently along with Simon Bowers of the International … [Read more...]
Why has the European Commission not investigated #LuxLeaks tax deals?
Today Simon Bowers of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists asks a very pertinent question, which you can read in full here. Some of the deals signed behind closed doors, brokered by accountancy firm PwC, known as “tax rulings” — meant some companies were able to pay less than 1 … [Read more...]
Whistleblower protection, plutocrats and dark money: the Tax Justice Network’s November 2018 podcast
In the November 2018 Tax Justice Network monthly podcast/radio show, the Taxcast: we look at how governments can better protect, encourage and even incentivise whistleblowers. what do the latest Brexit developments tell us about dark money, the 'influence industry' and plutocracy? And, we … [Read more...]
Whistleblower Rudolf Elmer’s court victory: the long arm of Swiss secrecy law gets shorter
We've written many times about Swiss whistleblower Rudolf Elmer's (pictured above) long legal battles against Swiss banking secrecy here, here, here and here. He's endured 48 prosecutorial interrogations, 6 months in solitary confinement and 70 court rulings. Of one thing you can be sure - if the … [Read more...]
#LuxLeaks verdict: hope for whistleblowers as Antoine Deltour is acquitted
We've always said that the #LuxLeaks whistleblowers Antoine Deltour, Raphaël Halet and investigative journalist Edouard Perrin should never have been charged because the disclosures they were involved in were so obviously in the public interest, helping to expose the industrial scale on which … [Read more...]
Malta & corruption: Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia killed by car bomb
As reported by Reuters, Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta’s best-known investigative journalist was killed today by a powerful bomb which blew up her car. Only fifteen days earlier she had reported threats against her to the police. Her absolutely fearless blog Running Commentary continually broke … [Read more...]
