- Mossack Fonseca filed complaint about alleged hacking shortly before leak
- Investigators have visited firm's offices in Panama City to examine claims
- Docuemnts detailed how politicians, celebrities and companies were hiding assets in offshore bank accounts
Investigators have visited the offices of Mossack Fonseca to examine its claims a computer hacker leaked documents about tax havens the firm set up to benefit influential people around the globe.
The company filed a complaint about alleged hacking shortly before circulated detailing how politicians, celebrities and companies were hiding assets in offshore bank accounts and anonymous shell companies.
Panama's public ministry spokeswoman Sandra Sotillo said the visit to the offices of Mossack Fonseca in Panama City, was made by investigators from the intellectual property prosecutor's department.
Investigators have visited the Panama offices of Mossack Fonseca (pictured) amid claims a computer hacker leaked documents about tax havens the firm set up to benefit influential people around the globe
'Finally the real criminals are being investigated,' firm co-founder Ramon Fonseca said.
Fonseca has maintained that the only crime which can be taken from the leak was the computer hack itself.
He has said he suspects the hack originated outside Panama, possibly in Europe, but has not given any details.
Panama's government has said it will cooperate with any judicial investigation arising from the documents.
Panama's public ministry spokeswoman Sandra Sotillo said the visit to the offices of Mossack Fonseca was made by investigators from th e intellectual property prosecutor's department. Elias Solano, a lawyer from the firm, speaks to the media outside the offices
Some critics of the government have called for a rapid investigation of the law firm, which is one of the most important in the world for creating overseas front companies.
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela has defended the country's financial sector, which is considered of strategic importance for the economy.
But Varela has also promised the international community that he is willing to make reforms to make the sector more transparent.
References
- ^ Julian Robinson for MailOnline (www.dailymail.co.uk)
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