Hervé Falciani

[Magda Hassan]

Falciani private letters: "The bank is led by liars and corrupt"

The former employee of Swiss bank HSBC that uncovered the identity of thousands of tax evaders worldwide exchanged letters with anonymous citizens during the five and a half months he was in prison Valdemoro (Madrid).In these texts, the Franco-computer insists that his intention is to collaborate with justice.

NATIONAL | 29/01/2013

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Fragment of the handwritten letters sent by Falciani.

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Hervé Falciani, the former employee of HSBC Swiss data revealed thousands of tax evaders worldwide and is on probation and guarded by Spanish police since mid-December, held for five and a half months he was held in Madrid prison Valdemoro an intense exchange of letters with anonymous people who wrote to him to show support. In these letters, some of which have accessed this newspaper, Falciani explains the reasons for its decision and shows his firm intention to continue to cooperate with the law. "Large financial institutions are very dangerous," says one of them before stating that the bank is led by "liars and corrupt".

The former employee of HSBC believes that the symbolic Berlin Wall has been replaced today by the "wall of secrecy of banks"

The letters, some of which circulated online for weeks between computer support groups and that media have echoed the magazine as Asturian Atlantic XXII , are handwritten in blue ink, and although they are more abundant which are in English, there is also a Castilian. One of the letters sent on 25 October to GH, a woman already in the first line gives thanks "for your support and your letter." In it lay hold Falciani a quote from Greek philosopherHeraclitus - "is well known that the universe is a constant battle" - to reaffirm its intention to continue in the "fight". Even he says that his only intention is to "share truth, friendship, ideas, information useful for not losing sight of the goal: transparency, transparency against corruption and the machinations that hurt most." Falciani believes that the Berlin Wall, which served "to separate two ideologies", has been replaced today by the "wall of secrecy of banks to keep us away from the real information we deserve."
In this letter, two pages in length, the former employee of HSBC even complains about his status as a prisoner, he considers "the opportunity to share the best, useful and true information."Falciani is also convinced of the power of social networks in their particular fighting big Swiss banks and ensures that longs "have the opportunity to participate in this war even more effectively with more and more people." For him, the goal is to "put pressure on politicians to change the laws against fiscal and financial crimes, and the statute of limitations for these crimes (which means impunity) should be the first law to change." "For now, he continues this in my main goal, to expose and bring to justice".
Justice, justice, justice
The term "justice" is, in fact, the most repeated word in these texts, even in the plural: "There are many injustices, as many countries, and we must ensure that our justice defend our interests," he said before stating that " large financial institutions are very dangerous and we have to find a way to get people to ask themselves if they should trust a major bank led by corrupt liars and forgers. " This letter ends asking his interlocutor that "lose faith" and to devote their free time "as much as you can" exchange ideas "because the solutions appear through the 'community' of people who want and love to live sharing with their peers, rather than selfishly ".

The computer does not lament its passing through prison: "It is the best place to find true friends and true enemies"

In a second letter, in late November, and also directed to GH, Falciani insists on showing it passes through prison as a positive - "is the best place to find true friends and true enemies" - and stresses that with the letters receiving support is "better". "No man is an island, and can do no good being alone, [so] e need people equally motivated to accomplish what we started and help make changes in our societies", said before underlining that "it is time to speak loud and clear" and publicize "our voices, opinions and proposals". Falciani front will ensure that "people with cold blood, they are happy and secure in their impunity, arrogant that have no rule to control your greed. "To fight them, the former employee of HSBC gives an example:" If a child is doing something bad, will continue until we, as their parents [...] we learn and take action . In this case the children are some bankers ".
Falciani accuses big banks to be "playing" with the world economy to "deprive many European countries in their liquidity" through public debts "larger and more difficult to sustain." "We had enough money to get rid of it until most disappeared and flew to certain countries with special financial characteristics, as Switzerland," he says. Therefore, the computer thinks that "people should understand that it is under attack, we must join forces and prepare [...] We must listen to the people who have been abused by the system and get them on our side helping them know they're not alone and giving them tools to make their stories heard and be useful. " In this regard, stresses the value of the Internet as a key tool in their strategy.
"Corruption is the problem"
In a third letter, this Nov. 7, Falciani dares even with Castilian. In a brief text addressed to Italian twists sprinkled RP and only one page long, the former employee of HSBC says he wants to "live like everyone else, enjoy life, and your letters help me to continue." Franco-The computer returns to repeated its intention to work: "I know that we must regain our institutions sacándole (sic) of corruption. Make Justice, law or politics [...] Today thought (sic) is il (sic) time to see , to help justice. "even accuses the authorities of Switzerland, who have asked for his extradition to Madrid," lying to protect [a] their banks against their people "." Corruption is the problem. We must force [ our] institutions actionable verse (sic) banks. "and signs his name, Hervé.

Falciani proposed recipients of his letters "pressuring politicians to change the laws against tax crimes"

Since mid-December, when he left prison Valdemoro, Falciani has not returned to exchange letters with his followers in Spain. His release from prison took place on December 16 surrounded by exceptional security measures (eight officers and a bulletproof vest protected him, asVozpópuli forward ) and since then has remained hidden and protected in an unfamiliar place with the only legal obligation to appear every three days at the police station nearest to his home and forbidden to leave the territory Spaniards. All while the Spanish authorities finally decide whether accessing the Swiss request to extradite him.
Until that time comes, the Spanish police expected large data, not only of Spanish fortunes hiding his fortune in Switzerland, but also mechanisms money laundering and concealment used by organized crime that are unknown so far for the Armed State Security."Falciani is a mine, but perhaps not as much as he would have us believe" highlighted a few weeks ago this newspaper consulted agent. A 'mine' that not only served to discover hundreds of fraudsters in Spain but also in France, Italy, Britain and the U.S.. In fact, authorities in Paris were the first who managed to identify more than 4,000 taxpayers who had evaded paying taxes after his police entered in January 2009 at the home of the French town of Castellar, near the border with Italy, where he was hiding Falciani and be seized of a computer, a phone and a notebook Iphonespirals with sensitive information.
The 659 Spanish fraudsters
Then, the French courts did not just use information directly affecting its treasury and other countries provided data that was obtained from the former employee's computer support of HSBC.It was with this information that our country identified 659 fraudsters in 2010. The performance of French justice in turn provoked a diplomatic crisis between Paris and Bern, which has always considered that the action of the former bank employee was a very serious crime. In addition, the Swiss authorities considered that France should never have 'exploded' policing the information contained on the hard disk as the recording was made by the housing demand of them.

The crimes of the former employee is accused of HSBC in Switzerland are not criminal in Spain

A tension that was moved last July 1 to Spain. That day, Falciani was arrested in the port of Barcelona, ​​where he had arrived by ship from France. When checking your paperwork, police discovered he had an international warrant for his arrest issued by the Swiss authorities, so he proceeded to arrest him. Since then, had remained imprisoned until he was released last December pending the Fourth Section of the National Court decide in coming months whether to extradite Swiss country.
Something, however, seems unlikely, after the Spanish courts reached an agreement with him to begin to collaborate. In addition, the Prosecutor has already made clear in late August opposing Falciani delivering a letter in which it stated that the offenses for which he was charged in Switzerland - violation of trade secrets, espionage and violation of banking secrecy - do not involve criminal offense in Spain. In fact, the Law on Prevention of Money Laundering fixed opposite: it is mandatory for residents in our country report any sign of evasion.




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