Antoine Deltour - LuxLeaks judgement

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LuxLeaks: Support Antoine Deltour
The judgment of Antoine Deltour and of the two other defendants, Raphael Halet and Edouard Perrin, will be delivered on Wednesday, June 29th.
LuxLeaks is the disclosure of hundreds of tax agreements between Luxembourg authorities and multinational companies, bringing to light a large-scale tax avoidance planning.

LuxLeaks is also the name of the investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ) on the disclosed documents.

see also Luxembourg Leaks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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LuxLeaks whistleblower avoids jail after guilty verdict
Antoine Deltour received a 12-month suspended sentence and was fined €1,500 (£1,200). Deltour was found guilty on charges including theft and violating Luxembourg’s strict professional secrecy laws.

Outside court, Deltour’s supporters immediately indicated he would appeal. In a statement, the whistleblower said his sentence ignored the public interest. It was, he said, “detrimental to citizen’s information and the good functioning of the democracy”.

Another former PwC employee, Raphael Halet, was convicted on similar charges on Wednesday relating to the theft of a smaller cache of tax deal papers which was also eventually leaked to journalists. He was given a a nine-month suspended sentence and was fined €1,000.

Edouard Perrin, a French journalist accused of helping Halet, was acquitted.

(At least they didn't make an example of him ..)