Burn the motherfucker: Trial resumes for Swiss ex-banker charged with giving data to Wikileaks

A former Julius Baer banker acknowledged that he passed confidential client data to WikiLeaks but argued his actions were not illegal, as his trial resumed on charges of breaching Swiss banking secrecy law.

The trial of Rudolf Elmer, a self-described "Gandhi of Swiss tax law", comes as banking secrecy in Switzerland is crumbling under international pressure from countries trying to recoup lost tax revenue.

Whistleblowers have usually found little sympathy in Switzerland, the world's largest offshore financial center. Breaching Swiss banking secrecy is punishable by up to three years in prison and a fine of up to 250,000 Swiss francs ($245,459).

Elmer, a former senior executive at Zurich-based Baer's Cayman Islands' office, is accused of passing information to WikiLeaks on two occasions, one in late 2007 or early 2008 and another in 2011. Elmer acknowledged passing on information in 2007-2008.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/12/us-swiss-tax-elmer-idUSKBN0KL1HC20150112?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
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Burn the motherfucker: Trial resumes for Swiss ex-banker charged with giving data to Wikileaks

Burn the motherfucker: Trial resumes for Swiss ex-banker charged with giving data to Wikileaks

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