About the detention of Ramon Fonseca and jürgen Mossaka it became known on Thursday. On Saturday, their lawyers told reporters that the Prosecutor’s office refused their request to release suspects on bail for fear that they may leave the country, reports the BBC Russian service.
Authorities accuse partners of Mossack Fonseca in the creation of offshore accounts through which the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht transferred funds as bribes to high-ranking officials from different countries. Odebrecht is the largest construction company in South America. In Brazil, it has long been the main contractor of state oil company Petrobras.
In the summer of 2015 President Marcelo Odebrecht, Odebrecht were arrested by the Federal police of Brazil, and in 2016 he was found guilty on charges of corruption and money laundering. The court has appointed 19 years of imprisonment. Odebrecht, admitted that his company gave bribes totaling $ 800 million across Latin America.
Fonseca previously denied any connection of his firm with Odebrecht. Also, Fonseca claimed that the Panamanian authorities are using it to “divert attention”. He accused the President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela live receiving money from the company Odebrecht. Varela is denied.
In 2016, a major world media turned out to be millions of documents which state that Mossack Fonseca, in some cases, helped clients launder money to avoid sanctions and tax evasion. In the company referred to 72 current and former heads of the various States, as well as many well-known companies and people.