Another unprecedented leak of millions of confidential documents worldwide tonight proves how the Mubaraks were just pathetic corrupted people.
It started when an anonymous source contacted German newspaper "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" last year saying that he got the biggest leaks of internal documents and information "2.6 terabytes of data" Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
Sueddeutsche Zeitung already published several leaks already including the Swiss leaks
The German daily took that huge leak and went to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism "ICIJ" to start a huge unprecedented project.
This is the biggest leak reported in the international press as to analyze that data , about 400 journalists from 100 media organizations in about 80 countries have taken part in searching those documents including Egyptian journalist Hisham Allam.
Those journalists found in a nutshell that Mossack Fonseca used to sell to its clients from international public figures in many fields including politics anonymous offshores companies around the word to cover up their money away from taxes as well to cover their shady deals and so on.
Yes, we all know that the corrupted wealthy political leaders especially used to smuggle their fortune obtained by power illegally in their countries offshore through companies in Panama and the Cayman Islands but this time, we have got proof.
Now, why did I mention the Mubaraks in the title and what is their connection in that scandal ? Well, you have probably known or heard or guessed. The corrupted family of Egypt's ousted president is mentioned in the leaks
To be precise and fair , the name of Alaa Mohamed Hosni Mubarak appeared in the documents of Mossack Fonseca.
The eldest son of Egypt's long-time president turned to be another client of Mossack Fonseca.
It turned out that Alaa Mubarak was the owner of PanWorld Investments INC. which was founded in 1993 in the British Virgin Islands.
Alaa reportedly used the company as a cover for his business activities in the financial sector.
Interestingly after the ouster of Mubarak in 2011 and his sons including Alaa were referred to court in the same year, Mossack Fonseca considered Alaa as "Low risk" client .
This makes me ask "why" or "how" it is operating all that time especially in October 2011 , the British Virgin islands authorities issued an order to freeze the Mubaraks and his cronies' assets in accordance with the EU orders
As far as I understand the records of that company has been active till April 2015 !!
Now , I did a quick online search and found out that its name actually emerged in 2011 when investigations in Egypt started about the Mubaraks boys' corruption cases and companies offshores.
All eyes were focused on Gamal Mubarak and his offshore company Bullion. Interestingly PanWorld used to be from the major shareholders of that company.
Alaa Mubarak has had this reputation of being the businessman in Egypt long before his brother's name began to appear especially politically.
Despite what Mubarak's supporters say , the Mubaraks were officially convicted in a corruption case that is the Presidential mansions case.
Alaa and Gamal Mubarak are still standing another trial on charges of manipulating stock exchange
They were released from detention pending trial.
Since their release, Gamal Mubarak is not shy to appear publicly unlike Alaa.
By the way , there has been no direct comment so far issued by Mossack Fonseca on Twitter or Facebook.
Now the question of the hour : Will Egypt's authorities investigate those documents about Alaa Mubarak as well other Egyptian businessmen and their Panama papers !?
Updated: Yes , they are going to be summoned.
You can check the official website of the ICIJ's Panama Papers.
It is down from time to time due to the pressure.
It started when an anonymous source contacted German newspaper "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" last year saying that he got the biggest leaks of internal documents and information "2.6 terabytes of data" Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
Sueddeutsche Zeitung already published several leaks already including the Swiss leaks
The German daily took that huge leak and went to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism "ICIJ" to start a huge unprecedented project.
This is the biggest leak reported in the international press as to analyze that data , about 400 journalists from 100 media organizations in about 80 countries have taken part in searching those documents including Egyptian journalist Hisham Allam.
Those journalists found in a nutshell that Mossack Fonseca used to sell to its clients from international public figures in many fields including politics anonymous offshores companies around the word to cover up their money away from taxes as well to cover their shady deals and so on.
Yes, we all know that the corrupted wealthy political leaders especially used to smuggle their fortune obtained by power illegally in their countries offshore through companies in Panama and the Cayman Islands but this time, we have got proof.
Now, why did I mention the Mubaraks in the title and what is their connection in that scandal ? Well, you have probably known or heard or guessed. The corrupted family of Egypt's ousted president is mentioned in the leaks
To be precise and fair , the name of Alaa Mohamed Hosni Mubarak appeared in the documents of Mossack Fonseca.
The eldest son of Egypt's long-time president turned to be another client of Mossack Fonseca.
It turned out that Alaa Mubarak was the owner of PanWorld Investments INC. which was founded in 1993 in the British Virgin Islands.
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| A copy of an old passport of Alaa Mubarak "Panama Papers Project" |
Interestingly after the ouster of Mubarak in 2011 and his sons including Alaa were referred to court in the same year, Mossack Fonseca considered Alaa as "Low risk" client .
This makes me ask "why" or "how" it is operating all that time especially in October 2011 , the British Virgin islands authorities issued an order to freeze the Mubaraks and his cronies' assets in accordance with the EU orders
As far as I understand the records of that company has been active till April 2015 !!
Now , I did a quick online search and found out that its name actually emerged in 2011 when investigations in Egypt started about the Mubaraks boys' corruption cases and companies offshores.
All eyes were focused on Gamal Mubarak and his offshore company Bullion. Interestingly PanWorld used to be from the major shareholders of that company.
Alaa Mubarak has had this reputation of being the businessman in Egypt long before his brother's name began to appear especially politically.
Despite what Mubarak's supporters say , the Mubaraks were officially convicted in a corruption case that is the Presidential mansions case.
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| Alaa Mubarak during his trials "Reuters" |
Alaa and Gamal Mubarak are still standing another trial on charges of manipulating stock exchange
They were released from detention pending trial.
Since their release, Gamal Mubarak is not shy to appear publicly unlike Alaa.
By the way , there has been no direct comment so far issued by Mossack Fonseca on Twitter or Facebook.
Now the question of the hour : Will Egypt's authorities investigate those documents about Alaa Mubarak as well other Egyptian businessmen and their Panama papers !?
Updated: Yes , they are going to be summoned.
You can check the official website of the ICIJ's Panama Papers.
It is down from time to time due to the pressure.
