Prosecutors are slowly zeroing in on the person who has dared to throw a spotlight on the shadowy world of how the wealthy hide their wealth.
Swiss newspaper Le Temps has reported citing a source who is close to the matter at hand that a computer technician at the Geneva office of the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca, has been detained on suspicion of removing a large stash of data.
A spokesman from Geneva’s prosecution office has confirmed the opening of a case against the said individual following a criminal complaint filed by the law firm. He did not want to elaborate and provide any further details on this matter.
Mossack Fonseca, which specialises in setting up offshore accounts for individuals and companies, has denied any wrong doing and has instead said that it was the victim of a hack.
Mossack Fonseca has filed several complains in multiple places against people whom it thinks may be involved with the data breach.
“We are confident that the authorities in each of these countries will carry out the corresponding processes transparently and effectively in every case,” said Fonseca.
The suspect who has been detained has denied any wrong doing. He has been accused by Mossack Fonseca of data theft, unauthorised access and breach of trust.
Le Temps has however said that there is no evidence to prove that the man who has been detained is responsible for the massive data leak, known as the Panama Papers. The leak has embarrassed several world leaders as it threw a spotlight into the murky world of offshore companies.
The newspaper has reported that the prosecutor’s office had during its search, seized computer equipment. Checks are now underway to determine whether the detained man had stolen any data, if so, how much.
The prosecutor’s spokesman declined to comment on that information.
Following the events of the leak, in early April, the Geneva prosecutor’s office began a criminal inquiry into the event as the leak revealed that many of the offshore companies set up by Mossack Fonseca revolved around its financial centres.
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