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Names of Argentines with HSBC offshore accounts in Switzerland to be made public
Argentina will move forward with its investigation of the HSBC offshore accounts in Switzerland, and will make public the names of those Argentine citizens and organizations that held money overseas in the financial entity, allegedly with the purpose of eluding local taxes. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesSorry Kswine/perronist dogs. That money is going into escrow pending its judicial disposition vis a vie the claims of rotting roadkill's creditors. With the acceleration and the additional plantiffs and the refutation of the replacement bonds it looks like there are prior superior claims on these funds. Bond trumps all.
Mar 20th, 2015 - 07:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0Look out Think, they are going to publish your name & address!
Mar 20th, 2015 - 10:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0Interesting. In how many jurisdictions do people have their identities released before they are even charged, never mind being tried or convicted. But argieland would never bothger about such 'niceties'. It doesn't go to court and produce its 'evidence' about the sovereignty of the Falklands because it knows it would get laughed out.
Mar 20th, 2015 - 11:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0Look at the C-24 meetings. Any argie assertions ever had to be proved before the committee would notice them? Nope. Country after country stands up and blathers on. In a court of law, the blatherers would most likely have to tell 'the other side' all the details of their intended blathering.
We've seen the argie 'case' on here. Every single premise has been DESTROYED. Not once but many times.
And in this HSBC matter, how many people will be 'convicted' by public opinion? How many will find it scary to walk the streets?
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Mar 20th, 2015 - 12:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Lady Isolde,
I write, in simple admiration, of your work. Do keep it up m'dear.
yours,
-ilsen
I do hope the money comes back here (after the elections).
Mar 20th, 2015 - 12:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Maybe they should publish the names of all those Argentinians with accounts in the Seychelles also.
5. Escrow, then forfeiture to creditors with prior superior claims. The money never sees rotting roadkill.
Mar 20th, 2015 - 01:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The HSBC case will be key to identify capital flight and its mechanisms, a major draw in resources for Argentina--and most developing countries for that matter.
Mar 20th, 2015 - 01:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Feletti was quoted in another newspaper as saying the HSBC case may be just the tip of the iceberg--probably replicated in other financial institutions.
The public opinion has long identified the obvious contradiction between harsh punishment for petty crimes and a velvet glove treatment for those stealing millions.
However, I was surprised to see a surprising attention to the principle of “innocent till proven guilty” displayed by Conqueror:
“And in this HSBC matter, how many people...will find it scary to walk the streets?,” he notes.
Usually, Conqueror does not worry too much about convicting without due process those who do not enjoy his sympathy.
An amazing, unseen tender side of one of our harshest keyboard warriors.
#5 Klingon:
I do hope the money comes back to Argentina as soon as possible. I would not trust some of the current presidential candidates to continue prosecution of those behind capital flight.
I doubt HSBC will repatriate the money without the clients approval or a court order based on a case not the whims of a Corrupted lying K.
Mar 20th, 2015 - 02:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There is no rule of law or due process in this Kleptocracy. It if frankly astonishing the citizenry puts up with the nonsense.
If another K gets in office every Int'l bank will leave the country. There's no reason to do business in that horrible place. The thinking Rgs better go vote the bums out.
@7. 'Tender'? Don't be so insulting. I believe in justice, law and morality. It is immoral to identify someone as a criminal before charging, trial and verdict. Where's the justice in a thieving department of a thieving government publishing the names of people without proof or the opportunity for rebuttal. There's no point in mentioning law. Where is there an argie that pays any attention to law?
Mar 20th, 2015 - 03:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Names of Argentines with HSBC offshore accounts in Switzerland to be made public”
Mar 20th, 2015 - 03:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well, at least the ones not associated with the government. ;)
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@10 Agreed. But you can bet your life anybody in opposition will have their names in neon lights.
Mar 20th, 2015 - 05:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#9 Conqueror
Mar 20th, 2015 - 05:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Glad to read you believe in justice, law and morality. Two lines further, you liberally affirm Argentina's is “a thieving government.” Please provide a judgement about it.
As for the publication of names, I trust the government would do so after checking the legal repercussions of such an act. If there is a legal possibility of doing so without having to face lawsuits, I am all for it. Shaming its authors may work as a better deterrent than the fines that may be imposed on the evaders.
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