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LuxLeaks scandal: Luxembourg tax whistleblowers convicted
Source: BBC
LuxLeaks scandal: Luxembourg tax whistleblowers convicted
29 June 2016 Europe
Two whistleblowers have been found guilty in the so-called "Luxleaks" tax scandal and given suspended sentences, while a journalist has been acquitted.
Former PricewaterhouseCoopers employees Antoine Deltour and Raphael Halet received 12 and nine-month sentences respectively for leaking documents.
Prosecutors had sought 18-month jail terms for the two men.
Edouard Perrin, a journalist who reported on the leaks, was acquitted of all charges.
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The 30,000 pages of documents leaked by the whistleblowers exposed favourable tax arrangements offered by Luxembourg to some of the world's biggest companies - including Apple, Ikea, and Pepsi - while Jean-Claude Juncker, now head of the European Commission, was prime minister.
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29 June 2016 Europe
Two whistleblowers have been found guilty in the so-called "Luxleaks" tax scandal and given suspended sentences, while a journalist has been acquitted.
Former PricewaterhouseCoopers employees Antoine Deltour and Raphael Halet received 12 and nine-month sentences respectively for leaking documents.
Prosecutors had sought 18-month jail terms for the two men.
Edouard Perrin, a journalist who reported on the leaks, was acquitted of all charges.
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The 30,000 pages of documents leaked by the whistleblowers exposed favourable tax arrangements offered by Luxembourg to some of the world's biggest companies - including Apple, Ikea, and Pepsi - while Jean-Claude Juncker, now head of the European Commission, was prime minister.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36662636
[font size=1]Journalist Edouard Perrin (left) received documents from the two whistleblowers[/font]
