A computer technician at the Geneva office of the Panama Papers law firm was detained several days ago on suspicion of recently removing large amounts of data, the newspaper Le Temps reported on Wednesday, citing a source close to the case. A spokesman for the Geneva prosecutor was not immediately available to confirm the newspaper report. Mossack Fonseca, a law firm based in Panama, is at the centre of a massive leak of data related to offshore businesses. The newspaper said there was no evidence the detained man was responsible for the massive Panama Papers data leak in April, which embarrassed several world leaders and shone a spotlight on the shadowy world of offshore companies. The Geneva prosecutor's office told the newspaper it had opened an investigation but declined to comment further.

Source: The Star June 15, 2016 14:03 UTC