RSF warns against use of journalists in police operations

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A man holds a placard in support of former PricewaterhouseCoopers employees Antoine Deltour and Raphael Halet and French journalist Edouard Perrin outside the courthouse ahead of the LuxLeaks trial before an appeal court in Luxembourg, 12 December 2016, REUTERS/Yves Herman

Luxembourg: RSF condemns convictions of LuxLeaks whistleblowers on appeal

RSF regrets the disturbing decision by a Luxembourg appeal court to impose a suspended prison sentence and fines on the two “LuxLeaks” whistleblowers who exposed the country’s gigantic system of tax avoidance for multinationals.

French journalist Edouard Perrin (L) is escorted by police as he leaves the court after the first day of the LuxLeaks trial in Luxembourg, 26 April 2016, REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

Luxembourg appeals verdict in LuxLeaks scandal

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is shocked by the decision of the public prosecutor on 2 August to open a counter-appeal against Antoine Deltour, Raphaël Halet and Edouard Perrin, the two whistleblowers and the journalist involved in the so-called ‘‘LuxLeaks scandal’’.

Former PricewaterhouseCoopers employee Antoine Deltour (C) and his lawyer William Bourdon (L) leave the court after the first day of the LuxLeaks trial in Luxembourg, 26 April 2016, REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

Whistleblowers get suspended prison sentences in LuxLeaks verdict

Whistleblowers Antoine Deltour and Raphaël Halet were given suspended jail sentences for leaking documents that dislcosed favourable tax arrangements offered by Luxembourg to multinational companies. Investigative journalist Edouard Perrin was acquitted.