Swiss ex-banker faces new probe over WikiLeaks data

[Joanne98]

Source: Reuters

ZURICH, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Police will question former banker Rudolf Elmer on Thursday over possible fresh breaches of Swiss bank law for giving data to WikiLeaks this week, a day after he was found guilty of violating bank secrecy.

Authorities have 48 hours from Elmer's arrest to decide whether they have grounds to hold him in custody for longer, state prosecutor Peter Pellegrini said on Thursday.

"Mr Elmer was arrested yesterday and will be questioned by us today," Pellegrini said.

Elmer helped bring WikiLeaks to prominence three years ago when he used it to publish secret client details. On Monday he handed over new data to the website, which has annoyed U.S. authorities by releasing thousands of confidential State Department cables.



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[RandomThoughts]

1. If the bank actions are not wrong, why do they have to be secret?

They convict themselves by needing that secrecy, while not having a system in society that would stop what most conclude is wrong behavior, and since the behavior effects society by being used for things like social control by spending money to buy legislation, PR, or legislators.

If there was a justice system in society enforcing issues around those topics, then it could be said that it is wrong, but once society does not correct the problems with consolidations, then actions of citizens become valid.

[Joanne98]

2. True

[SocialistJan]

3. Institutional thieves

Unfortunately, we just need the obscure yet indispensable" system they rule too damn much!

:sarcasm: