Cayman Islands Bank Gets Wikileaks Taken Offline in US


	Cayman Islands Bank Gets Wikileaks Taken Offline in US

tabsey

2-19-2008 9:29 PM

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censorship, corruption

tabsey says:

The Julius Baer Bank, a Swiss bank with a division in the Cayman Islands, took issue with documents that were published on Wikileaks by an unidentified whistleblower, whom the bank claims is the former vice president of its Cayman Islands operation, Rudolf Elmer. The documents purport to provide evidence that the Cayman Islands bank helps customers hide assets and wash funds.

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2-19-2008 9:39 PM

tabsey

Removing this site effectively says it is ok to evade taxes. This must be labelled as corruption. Wikileaks didn't even get to be in the court to defend themselves. In Australia people would be screaming for an enquiry as the minimum action that should be taken.

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