Panama Papers go online (video)
Voice of America Monday’s release of a public database has the potential for even greater impact, says the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which holds the trove of more than 11.5 million documents leaked from a Panamanian law firm and initially shared only with select journalists. The database is wholly available on https://offshoreleaks.icij.org website. The new data include just 37 names of citizens of the Republic of Armenia, yet there are 127 citizens of Azerbaijan and 82 citizens of Georgia. Panama Papers include names 6200 citizens of the Russian Federation including billionaires and musicians having close ties with the President Vladimir Putin. Walker Guevara, the deputy director of the ICIJ, said that, though ICIJ is willing to speak with governments, its policy is not to share documents nor disclose the names of journalists who might be threatened. For instance, Khadija Ismayilova, a reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was imprisoned after revealing vast business assets belonging to Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev. More on Voice of America
