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Panama Papers Source Wants Whistleblower Immunity to Aid Law Enforcement

• theintercept.com

The anonymous source responsible for leaking the vast document trove known as the Panama Papers said in a manifesto published on Friday that she or he "would be willing to cooperate with law enforcement" to ensure the prosecution of wrongdoing revealed by the paper trail — but only once "governments codify legal protections for whistleblowers into law."

The source wrote that the leaked files on offshore business dealings and shell companies organized by Mossack Fonseca, a law firm based in Panama, revealed "the scandal of what is legal and allowed."

But the source, who took the name "John Doe," argued that since "the law firm, its founders, and employees actually did knowingly violate myriad laws worldwide, repeatedly," the wrongdoers there should now be prosecuted.

Doe added that prosecutors require access to the original documents, noting that media outlets "have rightly stated that they will not provide them to law enforcement agencies. I, however, would be willing to cooperate with law enforcement to the extent that I am able."


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