Internazzjonali

El Salvador jieħu passi kontra Mossack Fonseca

epa05243289 A general view of the Hong Kong offices of Panama-headquartered law firm Mossack Fonseca, Hong Kong, China, 04 April 2016. Millions of leaked documents published on 03 April 2016 suggest that 140 politicians and officials from around the globe, including 72 former and current world leaders, have connections with secret 'offshore' companies to escape tax scrutiny in their countries. The leak involves 11.5 million documents from one of the world's largest offshore law firms, Mossack Fonseca, based in Panama. The investigation dubbed 'The Panama Papers' was undertaken and headed by German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung and Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), with the collaboration of reporters from more than 100 media outlets in 78 countries around the world. EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

L-iskandlu internazzjonali magħruf bħala l-Panama Papers ikompli jiddomina l-aħbarijiet f’bosta pajjiżi. F’El Salvador il-puliżija wettqet tfittxija fl-uffiċju lokali tal-kumpanija Mossack Fonseca; il-kumpanija fil-qalba ta’ dan l-iskandlu.

It-tiftix sar sabiex tinġabar evidenża dwar ċittadini tal-pajjiż li għandhom kontijiet ma’ din il-kumpanija legali.

“Irrid navża lil dawk kollha li jipprovdu servizz lil dawn il-kumpaniji sabiex ma’ jagħmlux żball, ser nkellmuhom u ser nitolbu informazzjoni, nispera li ma’ jagħmlu ebda attentat li jaħbu xi informazzjoni” sostna l-Avukat Ġenerali ta’ El Salvador Douglas Melendez

L-iskandlu tal-Panama Papers qiegħed ikompli jheżżez lid-dinja politika fosthom anke f’Malta fejn ġie msemmi l-Ministru Konrad Mizzi.