LONDON - Rudolf Elmer, the Swiss banker who is now delivered to the site of Julian Assange the names of thousands of potential major tax evaders, takes "Wikileaks my last hope. I tried to approach the authorities and the media in my battle against the banks. There 'was nothing to do. " Elmer holds a press conference today at the Frontline Club in London along with Assange and John Christianson organization Tax Justice Network, according to which 20 trillion are hidden offshore."Swiss banking secrecy has to go but the Swiss are doing their best to protect it," Christianson complaint yet. The names will go to the authorities. The above list has not attracted much attention. "If we fail we will see," was told a news conference. Until 2002, when he was fired, Elmer has direct offices in the Cayman Islands Julius Baer, the leading Swiss private banking group.
The day after tomorrow the banks will have to appear before the Swiss courts to answer charges of violation of banking secrecy.
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