LuxLeaks prosecutors seek 18 months’ jail for whistleblowers

Luxembourg (AFP) – Luxembourg prosecutors on Tuesday called for two whistleblowers on trial over the “LuxLeaks” scandal to be given jail sentences of 18 months, and for a journalist to be fined.

Frenchmen Antoine Deltour and Raphael Halet, both former employees of auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), are accused of leaking thousands of documents to journalist Edouard Perrin which revealed tax breaks for international firms.