Panama Papers: Court acquits all 28 charged with money laundering

Source: BBC

Panama Papers: Court acquits all 28 charged with money laundering

29 June 2024
By Anna Lamche,
BBC News

A Panamanian court has acquitted all 28 people charged with money laundering in connection with the Panama Papers scandal, concluding a trial that began in April.

The secret financial documents were leaked in 2016, revealing how some of the world's richest and most powerful people use tax havens to hide their wealth.

Among those exonerated were Jurgen Mossack and the late Ramon Fonseca, founder of Mossack Fonseca, the defunct law firm at the centre of the scandal.

Judge Baloisa Marquinez said the evidence considered by the court was "not sufficient" to determine the criminal responsibility of the defendants.

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