Panama Papers Source Offers Documents To Governments, Hints At More To Come
From the post:
The anonymous whistleblower behind the Panama Papers has conditionally offered to make the documents available to government authorities.
In a statement issued to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the so-called “John Doe” behind the biggest information leak in history cites the need for better whistleblower protection and has hinted at even more revelations to come.
Titled “The Revolution Will Be Digitized” the 1800-word statement gives justification for the leak, saying that “income inequality is one of the defining issues of our time” and says that government authorities need to do more to address it.
Süddeutsche Zeitung has authenticated that the statement came from the Panama Papers source. The statement in full:
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As I pointed out in Panama Papers – Shake That Money Maker and $230 Billion Impact of Partial Use of Panama Papers, doing more than profiting Süddeutsche Zeitung and others requires releasing the Panama Papers to legal authorities.
My suggestion did not influence the relaxing of the hoarding of the Panama Papers but I welcome the move.
The full statement of “John Doe” throws Süddeutsche Zeitung a bone and says they have rightly refused to release the leak to authorities.
I’m sure you are as curious as I am about that statement.
BTW, if and when the Panama Papers are leaked to one or more governments, be on guard for fake Panama Papers which are infectious, etc. Possibly even those leaked by governments.
Leaks can always have malicious content but purported high visibility leaks perhaps more than others.