Panama Papers source issues statement
There&#x27;s a lot to parse in that statement, but the call for whistleblower protections seems to be the single most important (and achievable) item. Most people are aware of Snowden and Manning, but it really surprises me that these haven&#x27;t been reported more:<p><i>&quot;Bradley Birkenfeld was awarded millions for his information concerning Swiss bank UBS—and was still given a prison sentence by the Justice Department. Antoine Deltour is presently on trial for providing journalists with information about how Luxembourg granted secret “sweetheart” tax deals to multi-national corporations, effectively stealing billions in tax revenues from its neighbour countries.&quot;</i><p>Law enforcement agencies don&#x27;t have the resources or knowledge to go after much of the corruption and wrongdoing inside governments and large companies. If insiders with integrity don&#x27;t have a safe way of stepping forward there will never be a way to keep wealthy&#x2F;powerful&#x2F;connected individuals from abusing the system.