Hey Media: Expose the rich and powerful and go to jail! Laws do not apply to the elite: Greek editor stands trial over Swiss accounts list!

Greek Journalist Arrested for leaking names of Rich and Powerful 'Tax-Evading' Greeks

Greek editor stands trial over Swiss accounts list | Reuters

(Reuters) - A prominent Greek journalist who published the names of more than 2,000 wealthy Greeks with Swiss bank accounts appeared in court on Monday to stand trial on charges of violating data privacy laws. 
Costas Vaxevanis, editor of the "Hot Doc" weekly magazine, was arrested at the weekend for publishing the "Lagarde List" which French authorities gave to Athens in 2010 so that the account holders could be investigated for possible tax evasion.
The list - and the accompanying saga of how it was passed from one senior official to the next and misplaced at one point without anyone apparently taking action - has riveted Greeks who are angry at a political class seen as unwilling to crack down on the wealthy elite.

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Greek editor stands trial over Swiss accounts list | Reuters