Luxembourg - Shock at Luxembourg's decision to charge LuxLeaks reporter

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is stunned to learn that French journalist Edouard Perrin was charged in connection with investigative reporting that served the public interest by helping to expose major tax avoidance schemes. Prosecutors said Perrin was charged as part of an investigation into a leak from within the Luxembourg branch of international accounting company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He is accused of being “co-author, if not an accomplice, in infractions committed by one of PwC's (...)

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