Citizens’ mobilization

On December 12th, a large mobilization gathered nearly 300 European citizens in front of the Court of Luxembourg for the opening of the appeal trial. More than 20 personalities (MEPs, NGO spokespersons) delivered speeches in favor of tax justice and for the defense of whistleblowers. Many thanks to them! Thanks also to the people who came to support the defendants during the five hearings of the trial which lasted until January 9th.

Trial re-enacted

Appeal hearings were less tense than in first instance. The debates largely focused on the definition of whistleblowers according to the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. Defense lawyers demonstrated how completely the defendants fulfil the definition criteria. In return, the prosecutor and the plaintiffs’ lawyer only produced very thin arguments. Find the reports of the five hearings on our web site.

Reduced penalties required

In his indictment, the prosecutor requested ‘lighter’ penalties for Antoine Deltour and Raphael Halet as compared to the first-instance sentences. He also requested the acquittal of journalist Édouard Perrin. However, even reduced, these penalties are still not acceptable: only the acquittal of the three defendants that will be a fair sentence!

Verdict on March 15th

The verdict of the appeal trial will be issued on Wednesday March 15th at 3pm.

The support committee sets up a free bus trip to Luxembourg from Lorraine (France).

If you can, do not hesitate to join the mobilization!

Ongoing mobilization

In more than two years, more than 213,000 people signed the petition to support Antoine.

Support from personalities and institutions is over 500, including 70 organizations.

Initiatives are thriving

In response to the prosecutions in the LuxLeaks case, several support groups have been progressively launched: our Support committee for Antoine Deltour, the Luxemburgish committee of solidarity and the group Help Raph.