LuxLeaks Whistleblower to Appeal the Guilty Verdict
Antoine Deltour successfully avoided jail but was found guilty for theft by a court in Luxemburg following a case related to the prosecution of two whistleblowers and a journalist for disclosing confidential documents from auditing firm PwC that showed how 340 multinational companies used secret tax deals to avoid paying into the public coffers.
On June 29, the 12th chamber of the Criminal Court of Luxembourg sentenced Deltour to a suspended 12-month jail time and a 1,500 € fine. He is appealing the decision.
Antoine Deltour expressed his deep gratitude to the numerous people and organizations which supported him during the hard…
