Luxembourg appeals verdict in LuxLeaks scandal

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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.

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.

Link to: IFJ denounces “blatant” breach of protection of sources

IFJ denounces “blatant” breach of protection of sources

(IFJ/IFEX) – 8 May, 2009 – The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the European group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the searches carried out by the Luxembourg police at the weekly Contacto. “Protection of sources is a right guaranteed both by the European Convention on Human Rights and by the Luxembourg […]