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Učinek? Več Kot 150 Preiskav V 79 Državah Učinek? Več kot 150 preiskav v 79 državah Ob obletnici Marina Walker, Gerard Ryle, Frederik Obermaier, Bastian Obermayer, objave panamskih namestnica direktorja Mednarodnega direktor ICIJ novinar Süddeutsche Zeitunga, soavtor knjige novinar Süddeutsche Zeitunga, soavtor knjige Panama Papers, konzorcija preiskovalnih novinarjev (ICIJ), Panama Papers in eden glavnih avtorjev projekta eden glavnih avtorjev projekta in novinar, ki ga je kontaktiral tako dokumentov smo ki je koordiniral delo skoraj 400 novinarjev Odkritje: Največje odkritje je bilo število svetovnih imenovani John Doe, anonimni vir, ki je priskrbel štiri glavne akterje po vsem svetu voditeljev, izvoljenih politikov ali funkcionarjev, ki Odkritje: Toliko izjemnih zgodb je bilo objavljenih, podatke odvetniške družbe Mossak Fonseca so imeli skrivnosti, javnosti neznane. Menim, da zato je težko izpostaviti eno samo. Toda zgodba, ki najštevilnejšega Odkritje: Kako so ljudje razumeli zgodbo, šli je bila to največja zgodba panamskih dokumen- se me je najbolj dotaknila, je bila zgodba o bra- Odkritje: Zame je to ruska zgodba, kjer smo odkrili tudi največjo novinarskega na ulice in na twitter ter od politikov zah- tov, pri čemer so nekateri morali odstopiti, bile so trancu sirskega predsednika Bašarja Asada, ki se je vsoto denarja – dve milijardi dolarjev, ki sta se pretakali prek petih tevali spremembe. Del teh sprememb smo politične krize v Islandiji, Pakistanu, na Malti, celo ujel v podatke. Človek, ki naj bi bil financer sirskega podjetij v davčnih oazah, sredi vsega pa je bil najboljši prijatelj Vladi- preiskovalnega videli takoj, denimo odstop predsednika vlade v Veliki Britaniji. režima, ki bije kruto vojno proti lastni populaciji. In mirja Putina, boter Putinove prve hčere in čelist, ki je rekel, da ne zna Islandije. dejstvo, da so v družbi Mossack Fonseca še naprej pojasniti, kaj je počel. In nato je Putin rekel, da je [čelist] kupil inštru- projekta do zdaj Razočaranje: Sprožene so bile številne Razočaranje: Nisem prepričan, da sem za zdaj poslovali z njim, tudi po tem, ko so ugotovili, kdo je, mente. Za dve milijardi dolarjev?! To je smešno. A vendar so ljudjem, vprašali, kaj je preiskave, našteli smo jih več kot 150 v 79 zaradi česarkoli razočaran, saj včasih preteče dolgo me je šokiralo. Razkrilo je, kako nenačelni so. kot je Julian Assange, trdili, da se gremo kampanjo proti Putinu, kar državah. V nekaterih se bodo preiskave, upa- časa, preden se vlade res zganejo. Včasih traja leto je prav tako smešno. Druga pomembna zgodba, ki smo jo odkrili, je bilo zanje največje mo, tudi končale, v drugih pa opažamo zelo ali dve, tri leta, preden postanejo rezultati opazni. Razočaranje: Vedno najdeš zgodbo, ki je ne moreš bila islandska. Videli smo, kaj se zgodi v pravi demokraciji, ko ljudje dejavne lobije, kot so gospodarske zbornice Zelo sem zadovoljen s številom preiskav. Menim, dokazati, ali pa bi kakšno lahko bolje raziskal. A izvedo, da ima njihov predsednik vlade skrivnosti. Mora oditi. odkritje, zaradi in banke, ki silovito lobirajo proti ukrepom, s da vsakič, ko to počnemo, zabijamo nov žebelj razočaranje je zame spoznanje, da se vsi novinarji v česa so leto katerimi bi zagotovili preglednost. Tudi naci- v svet davčnih oaz, pravzaprav zabijamo žebelj ekipi [Panamskih dokumentov] ne morejo veseli- Razočaranje: Glede učinka panamskih dokumentov res nisem raz- onalistična gibanja, ki postajajo trend našega v skrivnostnost, in kadar tolčeš po njej, obstaja ti zadnjega leta razkritij. Nekateri so zelo trpeli: očaran. Toliko se je zgodilo. Če se Barack Obama in Vladimir Putin pozneje najbolj političnega okolja, zagovarjajo manj in ne več potencial za razkritje nepravilnosti. In s tem se odpustili so jih, grozili so jim, morali so za določen odzoveta na tvojo zgodbo, se odzove ves svet. Evropski parlament razočarani in kako preglednosti, zato ostaja nerešeno vprašanje, borimo. čas zapustiti državo. Menim, da se moramo od časa je začel preiskavo, po svetu poteka več sto preiskav, nekateri so ali bodo na primer registri dejanskih lastnikov do časa opomniti, da na primer tu, v Nemčiji, de- morali odstopiti, imava knjigo, ki je bila prevedena v številne jezike. daleč smo, če smo, podjetij, ki so jih obljubile številne države, res Kdaj konec davčnih oaz? Že davno, ko sem prei- lamo v luksuznem okolju, v varnem okolju, vendar Kamorkoli grem, ljudje vedo, kaj so panamski dokumenti. Naš zaživeli. Menim, da se moramo novinarji, ne skoval korupcijo v policiji, sem se naučil, da več kot še vedno obstajajo vlade in poslovneži, ki grozijo glavni dosežek je zato ta, da smo v dveh sekundah skoncentrirali od konca davčnih samo ICIJ, še naprej ukvarjati s temi zadevami razkriješ, več sprememb povzročiš, a tudi naspro- novinarjem, ker opravljajo svoje delo, in še vedno pozornost na davčnih oazah in dosegli, da se je na isti dan ves svet oaz. – z globalno korupcijo, s protizakonito korup- tna stran postane bolj sofisticirana. Uspešnejši obstaja cenzura. To je razočaranje. pogovarjal o problemu korupcije, pranja denarja in davčne utaje. cijo in tudi z legalizirano korupcijo, ki se zgodi postanejo pri tem, kar počno, boljši v prikrivanju To se še nikoli ni zgodilo. Če bi me pred panamskimi dokumenti z davčno optimizacijo in podobnim. tega, kar počno, in boljši v pretvarjanju. V resnici Kdaj konec davčnih oaz? Menim, da so panamski vprašali, ali bi bil zadovoljen, če bi se po objavi v petih državah Kdaj konec davčnih oaz? Zelo smo napredo- smo dosegli to, da se bodo ljudje, ki so ustanovili dokumenti na do zdaj prvič opazen način na stežaj zgodili množični protesti, bi rekel, da se šalite. Učinek me še danes vali proti koncu skrivnostnosti, ki ga omogo- podjetje v davčni oazi, malo zamislili, saj čakajo, odprli vrata v svet davčnih oaz, zato že vidimo preseneča. čajo davčne oaze. Če se bo tako nadaljevalo, kaj bomo novega razkrili. [V ICIJ] smo dokazali, da prve korake k večji preglednosti. Učinek panamskih če bodo novinarji po vsem svetu sodelovali ne bomo odnehali. Panamski dokumenti so naš dokumentov je očitno večji kot po preteklih razkri- Kdaj konec davčnih oaz? Svet davčnih oaz ne bo izginil, zelo mi je in počasi, košček za koščkom, razkrivali svet četrti projekt, povezan z davčnimi oazami. Menim, tjih. Razprave o uvedbi registrov dejanskega lastni- žal. Vidim, da lahko dosežemo, da bo preglednejši, a končal se ne davčnih oaz, lahko storimo veliko za pregle- da bo se bodo spremembe v ravnanju zgodile že štva so zelo pomemben korak. Če bodo države in bo. Velik del tega sveta je trg davkov, ki bo, ker ni svetovne vlade, dnost poslovanja. Ne zato, ker smo aktivisti, zaradi dvoma, ki smo jim ga vsadili v zavest. Usta- vlade nadaljevale v tej smeri, bo to velik napredek obstajal še naprej. Kar še lahko dosežemo, je konec anonimnosti, ki ampak ker je to zgodba o javnem interesu, ki vili se bodo in razmislili, kaj počno. Ne gre toliko na poti do zaprtja sveta davčnih oaz. je velik problem za vlade, tako kot korupcija in pranje denarja. smo jo dolžni povedati. za to, kaj so storili v preteklosti, ampak kaj bodo storili v prihodnosti..
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