The founders of the law firm Mossack Fonseca, Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca Mora
The money-laundering trials of 27 employees of Mossack Fonseca, the defunct law firm at the center of the Panama Papers case, has begun in Panama.
I joined Dublin NewsTalk’s Pat Kenny Show on Wednesday to explain the Panama Papers, more than 11 million documents given by a whistle-blower to journalists in 2016, which detailed the accounts set up by Mossack Fonseca for clients to move their money offshore.
In the 12-minute discussion, I outline the exact charges over two cases, one involving “dirty money” in Argentina and one over a transnational businessman and bribery; the alleged role of Mossack Fonseca; and the position of financial institutions and politicians who were identified in the Papers.
7 EU countries press Venezuela to release voting records of contested election: https://www.politico.eu/article/venezuela-nicolas-maduro-eu-leaders-voting-records-of-contested-election/
“France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal urge the Venezuelan government to “release promptly all the tally sheets” from controversial vote.”
Pressure mounts on Maduro, in Venezuela and abroad, to release vote results: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/venezuela-elections-dispute-maduro-rcna164485
Mexican president says no evidence of fraud in Venezuela elections: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-president-says-no-evidence-fraud-venezuela-elections-2024-07-31/#:~:text=MEXICO%20CITY%2C%20July%2031%20(Reuters,and%20has%20sparked%20nationwide%20protests.
“Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday there was no evidence of fraud in an election that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claims he won but which the opposition contests and has sparked nationwide protests. Lopez Obrador also reinstated his call for transparency and called on the Venezuelan electoral body to show evidence and make public all the voting tallies from Sunday’s elections.”
Venezuelans clash with police after disputed election result: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw5yze5k500o
Venezuela on a knife-edge as opposition accuses Maduro of rigging election: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/29/venezuela-election-result-maduro-urrutia
“The Carter Center, which sent a team of electoral observers for the vote, called on the electoral authority to immediately publish the complete results by polling station.”