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Three points - 1. He didn't report a specific crime, he dumped a bunch of data, some potentially criminal and some not. 2. The clients hadn't broken Swiss law
by lionhearted 16y ago
Three points -
1. He didn't report a specific crime, he dumped a bunch of data, some potentially criminal and some not.
2. The clients hadn't broken Swiss law, which is where he was employed and where he took his duty oaths.
3. Actually, your lawyer can't be compelled to testify against you even if you tell him you did commit murder. Swiss society believes that a man's relationship with his banker should be sacred. This guy agreed to that relationship in Switzerland. Then broke it.
I'm not even saying it's wrong. Just that it's worth thinking about, because it's not clear cut at all.
- rbanffy 16y ago> because it's not clear cut at all. Certainly not. But tax evasion is an offense more serious than people usually think.
- infinite8s 16y agoJust to address point 3, your lawyer is compelled to break priveledge if you discuss a plan to commit murder (or another crime). The situation in this regard is similar, since his clients were committing on-going fraud.