Panama Papers mega-leak source predicts 'digitised revolution'

May 06, 2016 23:37

The anonymous source behind the Panama Papers on Friday offered a passionate explanation for the mega-leak, arguing that the corruption of the super-rich has broken capitalism and could spark revolution, AFP reported.

Calling himself "John Doe" -- a common legal 'placeholder name' for a person unknown -- the source offered to help authorities to bring tax cheats and other criminals to justice but voiced fears of meeting the fate of whistleblowers like Edward Snowden.

Writing in the German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung -- to which the original documents were leaked -- 'John Doe' also stressed that "for the record, I do not work for any government or intelligence agency, directly or as a

contractor, and I never have".

The Panama Papers are a trove of about 11.5 million leaked documents of the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca that reveal the large-scale use by firms and wealthy individuals of offshore shell companies that enable hiding assets from tax authorities.

The source's manifesto starts with the words "income inequality is one of the defining issues of our time" and blames it in large part on the "massive, pervasive corruption" of a wealthy global elite, aided by lawyers, politicians and the media.

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