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A former Swiss banker has passed on data containing account details of 2,000 prominent people to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The data – which is not yet available on the Wikileaks website – was held on two discs handed over by Rudolf Elmer at a press conference in London reports BBC News.
Mr Assange promised full disclosure once the information had been vetted.Mr Elmer is scheduled to go on trial in Switzerland for breaking bank secrecy laws. The banker, who has given data to Wikileaks before, was fired from Swiss bank Julius Baer in 2002.
The data covers multinationals, financial firms and wealthy individuals from many countries, including the UK, US and Germany, and covers the period 1990-2009, according to a report in Swiss newspaper Der Sonntag.
Serious Fraud Office
“Once we have looked at the data… there will be full revelation,” said Mr Assange, who is currently on bail and confined to the UK due to an extradition request from Sweden.The Wikileaks founder has been accused of sexual misconduct by two women in Sweden, including have unprotected sex without consent – charges he denies.
Speaking at the handover event at the Frontline Club, he said the data would be vetted before publication.It was difficult to say how long this would take, he said, although he suggested it could be as little as two weeks.The vetting would depend on the volume of information and how it was delegated, Mr Assange said.
Other groups – such as the Tax Justice Network or financial media outlets – might be asked to help in the vetting process, he added.Mr Assange also said some information was likely to be handed over to the authorities – mentioning specifically the UK’s Serious Fraud Office – as was the case with a previous leak concerning Icelandic banks.
Although it was not confirmed what activities might be covered by the data, the Wikileaks head noted that previous data from Julius Baer provided by Mr Elmer had shed light on tax evasion, the hiding of proceeds of criminal acts and “the protection of assets of those about to fall out of political favour”.
‘Fire-breathing dragon’
“I’m against the system. I know how the system works,” said Mr Elmer at the press conference. He said a sophisticated network existed to funnel illicit money into secret offshore accounts.”I’ve been there. I’ve done the job. I know what is the day-to-day business,” he said, explaining why he thought it important to identify himself as the source.The banker, who worked as Julius Baer’s chief operating officer in the Cayman Islands, said he and his family faced pressure akin to “a fire-breathing dragon with several heads” after he decided to blow the whistle.
He said he was put in prison in Switzerland for 30 days for violating Swiss banking rules, and that he was offered money and the withdrawal of charges against him in order to buy his silence.The data included the offshore accounts of about 40 politicians, he said, and covered accounts at three banks, including his former employer.The banker also said that he and his wife had written a letter to German Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck, offering to provide the data for free, but received no response.
Mr Elmer – who runs his own whistle-blowing website – said the data he was providing had been passed to him by various sources that he would keep anonymous.”I am taking the responsibility for this,” he said.He is alreadyfacing trial in Switzerland for a previous data leak, and has admitted breaking some laws.However, Mr Elmer claimed he did not breach Swiss banking secrecy rules, as he said all of the information related to Cayman and therefore lay outside Swiss jurisdiction.
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41 Comments
thank you boss for publishing swiss bank account holders.
plz publish their names and the money stored in that bank especially for indian money
we most know who robbed india clean.
If found guilty of keeping money in Swiss banks,then those Indians should be hanged to death,salo ne desh ko loot liya in haramio ko jinda jala dalo,mar dalo,mita dalo,koi bhi harami ka bachcha ho saja milni hi chahiye,,khojo in haramio ko aur bataya jai ki unke corrupt policies se kitne pariwar ujar gai barbad ho gae,agar sarkar bhi ismei hae to is sarkar ko ujar do,jala dalo,sonia maino ko desh se nikal dalo
Now all those white colors would be exposed who pretends to be clean and swallowing the country.
Wikileaks to expose the names of the secret Account holders maintaining accounts in the Swiss banks with the voulume of amount. Mr Assenge has exposed the bitter truths. Requested to expose the list of account holders immediately. Best wishes to Julian Assange.
Swiss bank and Swiss bank………., even we know the names of those with Swiss accounts and the money in it, I dont think INDIAN govt. can do anything other than pushing out from their party and it also takes many many years. Let the courts concentrate on the issues of inland looting. BINAAMI is key where all our leaders, politicians holding their assets in the names of their aids. This LOOTING is key for the people get elected in elections and parties giving tickets for the people who can buy more votes from POOR INDIANS. Political Goondas, cheaters, local rowdies and local DADAs, our great politicians and their kins enjoying with the uncountable physical assets looted from our people in different ways.
In INDIA the Charted Accounts are the main people who generate fake accounts for all these guys. CAs never helps INDIA, just manipulating accounts and provide all the ways for the tax evading goondas and politicians.
Let us stop talking about Swissbanks which not in hands now and concentrate first on cleaning our system.
Indian Govt sucking blood from the poor people of india and honest people of India and ruling this country with that money.
The Indian Democratic System is in wrong people hands who are modified/modifying the system for their benefit. Indians are in such worstly trapped and they cant do anything with their Outdated and Old corrupted judiciary system.
Indian would be better country without these Politicians and MLAs and MPs and their parties which are no use but just to earn money, loot money from INDIA in various ways like mining, contracts, business, companies….etc.
The outdated INDIAN Judiciary System and democratic system never strongly inquired/Worked for the people of INDIA but worked to protect the Politicians and political parties and Goons and their Kins.
Being 40 year citizen of INDIA, I am loosing confidence day by day on INDIAN DEMOCRACY and battling with my mind to say as INDIAN.
How these MLAs and MPS and small Local goons and small street politicians became Karodepathis overnight and established industries of worth thousands of crores and what the great INDIAN judiciary or democracy system dealt with them. no one raids on them and put them behind bars, the guys earns commissions from them and live happily with their kids and family by getting protection from great Govt. of INDIA.
Where are we going????????????????/
Long Live Wikileaks, Please print the name of cheaters of corrupted Indians in Daily Newspaper , who cheats the public of big democratic country like Idia and who has thrown the country with 80% proverty and huge Loan deficite.
Thanks.
india is in rich of swiss bank’s a/c holders. In there accounts there is not even a single penny coz few allready leaked the matter.our minister is allready said that one indudial who is a poor man having an account in the bank is allready withdrawn his hard earned money to purchase his lively hood items, hats off mi**ster keep them in touch.i dont know this person who is going to publish the names having a one rupee account in the swiss but please.dont PUBLISH my account details what iam having a account in kanara bank with a/c no ***** with 4500 bucks for god sake.LONG LIVE PRESS FREEDOM. mr Assange you r the man to inspire the youth of the globe
Thanks to Rudolf Elmer for exposing the secret account holders data in swiss bank.It is shame on ruling INDIAN government which is not taking any action.They are frightening because they may also have black money in swiss bank buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
If Wikileaks have all lists of corrupt Indian black money holders then expose it soon. Abki phir ek nayi KRANTI (2011) hogi jisme black money waalon ke haath kaat daale jayenge, annkhen nikaal li jayengi phir inn black money holders ko zinda jalaa diya jayega aur yeh sab hum Hindustani mil kar karenge. Khatm kar denge inn deshdrohiyon ko. All The Best Mr Julian Assange, we are with you against corruption. Go ahead….. VANDE MATARAM!
i want to full details about the black money of india
india is having the biggest problem with corruption.. its all because indian politition’s, if you planned to give any details about this black money dont give it indian government, bacuse they will do politics in this too.. release clear details in every media and in web too.. because who is going to get that details from you they may have a black money.. so please release every thing as a open information..
Hai this wiki , india is not poor country . Indian rich person is save there money in swiss bank . So indian goverment rearly That a/c money transfor to the white money as so as possible.
my family poor,this ok..but my india poor?????????????????????why?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Please publish and mentain the money that money should reach to the poor people pLease .
please publish the account holders then at least the india can stay a bit calm. please check in corporation and government officers who have cheated and at least then they will be punished lets keep india and the world clean
what are u waiting for publish the names then at least we can stay the world and india calm. see this a major problen by publishing wecan atleast abolish it.
INDIA has the dirtiest constitution on earth!
congress party (gandhi family) has looted this country. congress people are motherfuckers, robbed motherland!
full details about indian blackmoney should be published,n kill d people who had looted india.
we want details about our corrupted politians in india .
specially in a state called andra pradesh
you are really great sir.because,today in india the corruption was going like a anti-virus bacteria.so many poor people and childrens are dieing lake of food,health and etc are dieng in my country.we can’t do anything because here people are afraiding about politicians and encouraging the corruption.sir you working so hard,but here people have to change then only the corruption will gone.thanks a lot sir.i really pray for you.sir my full support will goes to you sir.if you wanna any information i will give information definetely.take care sir.
hi wiki you are doing a right job keep it up.And quickly release the account holders name of swiss bank.they should be punished by people.thank you very much keep doing.
u r publishing their names also they never change thier attitude
Wikileaks had indicated, around mid January, that they will publish, names of 40 swiss account holders from India. Any further news/information on this front?
Black money holders should be punished to death
Today ‘Evil’ is more powerful than ‘Goodness’.
Goodness is God feared and leave upon God to punish Evil. And that’s the reason it leaves the Result of Evil on God.
Evil is very clever, it knows ‘God will not come to punish’.
So Dear friend, I mean to say that ‘Now evil is growing day by day’ and we should understand that ‘God will not come to Punish Evil’. So Get up and fight against Evil. That ‘Evil’ may be your very near & dear – your target should be to punish/finish ‘Evil’.
Just to declare about Corrupt Indians without mentioning their names and related evidences will be treated as ‘its a way to get popularity or publicity stunt only.
If ‘Wikileaks’ is honest and reliable, it should disclose the name of Corrupt People along with relevant evidences.
If ‘Wikileaks’ can’t disclose, it should shut its mouth, because it will be understood that its a way to get publicity only.
If ‘Wikileaks’ disclose the Secrets of Swiss Bank Accout holders’ – no doubt ‘Wikileaks’ will become the No.1 website and will be known for its first step to fight against ‘Evil’.
wikileaks only able to establish ,who can have accounts in swiss bank from india……….please release that data soon……….that will be save my india
do it very fast sir, other wise my corupted l a e s do anything
hi
a village accountant
me ye choron kya bolun.ye toh choron ka sardar he.ramdev jeise saint ko toh in choro ney bhaga diya.unke sisya balkrisna ko toh rrest karne ke liye bahana dhoond rahe hen.abhi anna hazare kya kartey he dekh ne bali baat he
bhagban ko prayer karta hoon unka sarbanas ho.unkasansar ujad jaye.god unko eisa punisment de ki woh bhi sab ko bataye
its all in youngster hand …we have the power to change our country from black to golden…….plz……have the concern to save our country from black money and like that etc.. our dream ll sure comes into reality..all the best..
HI I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY POINT OF VIEW THAT YOU ARE DONG A FABULOUS JOB AND TRY TO BRING OUT THE BLACKSHEEPS AND BLACK MONEY SHOULD BE CHANGE INTO WHITE AND IT SHOULD REACH THE POOR PUPIL
Thanks for giving boost to all indians who has come to know that they are not poor but has been made poor by our own so called gaurdians.
swiss bank,how can we ensure international fraternity when the insiders r robbin our hard earned money.. hell 2 u
india greeb ho raha hai aur goverment loot rahi hai
The black money lists should be published without any further delay so that the real faces of culprits come to open and public pressure will ultimately do the rest.
The list of black money holders with their details should come out immediately to expose them and public pressure will do the rest
better british govt rule our india because. Our freedom fighters had send them for tax paying to them then now y tis india goverment pressuring use we want freedom plz help us god
send me the details of tax evader in india