here are some of the other revelations in the pandora papers. investigation found azerbaijan s resident and his associate are secretly involved in 17 property deals in the uk worth more than $541 million. the files also found the president of cyprus s and legal firm appeared to have provided they owners for a rich russian client although this is strongly disputed. documents also show the czech prime minister was facing an election next week failed to declare an offshore investment company used to purchase two villas for $60 million in the south of france. andrej babis has responded to the pandora papers allegations on social media. he said on twitter he had never done anything illegal or wrong, calling the claim is an effort to try to denigrate him and influence the czech parliamentary elections. for more on the background to the pandora papers leak, here is the investigative journalist
fergus shiel. 600 journalists have been working on it to try make sense and what it shows is the offshore world to prepare inequality. what it shows is that the offshore world continues to propel inequality, continues to shield the powerful and the criminal and it shows that despite government efforts to rein it in it grows and it grows. there are more than 300 politicians and high level officials from 91 countries. more than 100 billionaires and there are a rich a rich and colourful cast of celebrities, football players and also people that we know are either fugitives accused
Offshore havens and hidden riches of world leaders and billionaires exposed in unprecedented leak pcij.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pcij.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Leaked papers appear to show how some of the world’s elites accumulate property empires while avoiding millions in taxes, with reports focusing on European, Middle Eastern and South American leaders, and world-famous celebrities.