Elite’s control over Colombia’s media and government prevents public outrage over ‘Panama Papers’
Elite’s control over Colombia’s media and government prevents public outrage over ‘Panama Papers’
written by Lyra Bartell May 17, 2016
Even though the “Panama Papers” revealed how Colombia’s elite systematically hid money from tax authorities in offshore tax havens, the same elite’s influence in media has prevented public outcry, according to the former tax chief.
According to Juan Ricardo Ortega, the former director of Colombia’s tax agency DIAN, the elite’s control over mass media and government institutions has encouraged them to hide their wealth abroad, assuming they would never face consequences for it.
In an interview with newspaper Semana, Ortega blamed the relative media silence on the fact that “there are many very influential people with access to media power” in the Panama Papers.
This widespread control and influence over the media can no longer conceal the dollar signs of hidden money which are racking up after the release of 11 million documents from Panamanian law company Mossack Fonseca.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/100-billion-hidden-offshore-accounts-means-colombia/
LBN:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141453557
