cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/13292386
The defendants include the founders of law firm Mossack Fonseca which was shut down in 2018.
Archived version: archive.ph/FTK32
How reliable is the rule of law in Panama?
Panama Papers: Money laundering trial of 27 defendants begins
Submitted 11 months ago by Emperor@feddit.uk to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnek443n8zvo
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SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
Emperor@feddit.uk 11 months ago
It’s probably more reliable than a lot of Central American countries as it is, recently, more politically stable and trying to set itself apart as a financial haven. However, you have to wonder about the level of corruption and if it’s one law for the rich there. The Panama Papers was such a big deal it had to get a show trial, you wonder what else gets brushed under the carpet.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I didn’t think there would be consequences since I haven’t seen anything about this. Great to hear.
smeg@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Seems like the authorities were just taking the time to prepare all the prosecution cases properly rather than rush in right away, which is good to hear. Too many doomers saying “all this info and nothing’s being done”, I was starting to worry they were right!
Blackmist@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Well, the consequences seem to be for the people that set the scheme up, rather than the hundreds of thousands of rich people that used it.
So the people that got their computer hacked and exposed them all are getting thrown under the bus. Which is a start, but sadly the net result will be that money is still getting stuffed into dodgy offshore tax havens, they’re just being a bit more choosy about who they get to administer it.