A group of news organisations has released the following main findings after reviewing what it describes as a massive leak of confidential financial records revealing assets held offshore by politicians and public officials worldwide.
The news reports have been published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and its media partners in the Pandora investigation, including The Washington Post, the BBC, The Guardian, Radio France and the Indian Express.
DLA Piper, a London law office representing Abdullah, told the ICIJ that he had"not at any point misused public monies or made any use whatsoever of the proceeds of aid or assistance intended for public use".The Pandora news reports said Babis moved $22 million through offshore companies to buy an estate on the French Riviera in 2009 while keeping his ownership secret. The report did not say the transactions broke the law.
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