Mossack Fonseca threatens to sue ICIJ
Q. Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has threatened to sue which organisation:- Published on 12 May 16a. WCIJ
b. ICIJ
c. International Consortium of Journalists
d. Both b and c
e. All of the above
ANSWER: Both b and c
Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca at the centre of leaked documents detailing offshore financial dealings said it will take legal action against an international consortium of journalists. The firm said it had asked the ICIJ to stop publishing information from documents obtained through alleged computer hack.
- The consortium published information about close to 200,000 offshore entities in a searchable database implying all those mentioned need not have violated laws.
- The firm said the data was obtained illegally and full of errors.