LuxLeaks scandal: Luxembourg tax whistleblowers convicted

Journalist Edouard Perrin (left) received documents from the two whistleblowers

Two whistleblowers have been found guilty in the so-called "Luxleaks" tax scandal and given suspended sentences, while a journalist has been acquitted.

Former PricewaterhouseCoopers employees Antoine Deltour and Raphael Halet received 12 and nine-month sentences respectively for leaking documents. Prosecutors had sought 18-month jail terms for the two men.

Edouard Perrin, a journalist who reported on the leaks, was acquitted of all charges. Deltour, 31, and Halet, 40, also received suspended fines of €1,500 (£1,250; $1,650) and €1,000 respectively.


They have 40 days to appeal the verdict. Deltour told Agence France-Presse that he intended to appeal. The prosecution accused Deltour and Halet of theft and said they violated a confidentiality agreement in their employment contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

The two men faced a maximum sentence of 10 years.