Report: Hundreds of Lebanese Firms, Personalities Involved in 'Panama Papers' Leak

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Hundreds of Lebanese companies and personalities are involved in the scandal of the so-called Panama Papers document leak, al-Liwaa daily reported on Thursday.

The newspaper said the Lebanese entities and individuals mentioned in the documents in the "Panama Papers" leak are 468 companies, 30 customers, 131 beneficiaries and 624 shareholders.

But al-Liwaa did not name any of them.

The scandal erupted last week after a worldwide media probe into 11.5 million inside documents from a Panama law firm.

The year-long investigation, published on Sunday, revealed the hidden offshore assets of some 140 political figures, including 12 current or former heads of state, as well as celebrities, sports stars and dozens of billionaires.

The revelations from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) have shone a light on the murky world of offshore tax dealings which, though legal, can he used to hide assets, launder the proceeds of crime or conceal politically inconvenient wealth. 

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Thumb lubnani.masi7i 9 years

Bassil tops the list

Thumb EagleDawn 9 years

He is trying to recover Christian rights from Panama;)

Missing humble 9 years

They will accuse Panama to be a zionist-s3oodi entity.

Default-user-icon makana (Guest) 9 years

lol panama is already a zionist entity.. if you're israeli you can get a work permit and a residency as soon as you enter panama, by law

Default-user-icon Lebanesecorruption (Guest) 9 years

Nothing surprising here.

Thumb kayveman 9 years

Was only a matter of time before this happened. I strongly suspect a dual certain dual national leader of psuedo-militia party with major personal wealth whose been ripping this country for decades but claims innocence every time. Also probably an eclectic politician with a black sense of humour and an impressive array of social skills and strange interest in hemp products.

Missing people-power 9 years

Of course the Iranian propagandists will dismiss this article because it is from jpost, but nevertheless, here's the truth about the prostitution ring:

www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Is-Hezbollah-involved-in-the-biggest-prostitution-network-ever-exposed-in-Lebanon-450381