Robert Palmer: The Panama Papers exposed a huge global problem. What's next?
Robert Palmer: Panamski papiri su razotkrili ogroman globalni problem. Šta je sledeće?
Robert Palmer investigates how the financial system facilitates corruption and other crimes. Full bio
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the largest data leak in history.]
najvećeg curenja podataka u istoriji.]
rich and powerful people]
bogate i moćne ljude]
in offshore accounts.]
na ofšor računima.]
of Global Witness to explain.]
iz Global Vitnesa da nam objasni.]
a whole slew and deluge of stories
of 11 million documents
11 miliona dokumenata
called Mossack Fonseca.
koja se zove Mosak Fonseka.
lifts the veil on a tiny piece
podiže veo sa sićušnog dela
and banks and lawyers
i banke i advokati
an anonymous company,
of how this works,
toga kako ovo funkcioniše,
to have pretty immediate repercussions.
da ima skoro trenutne posledice.
of Iceland has resigned.
Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad
sirijskog diktatora, Bašara el Asada,
of a $2 billion money trail
traga od dve milijarde dolara
Vladimir Putin of Russia
Vladimira Putina,
iz detinjstva,
of rich individuals out there
about the next set of stories
zbog sledećeg skupa priča,
of a spy thriller
iz špijunskog trilera
from you, me, ordinary people.
od vas, mene, običnih ljudi.
and powerful individuals
i moćni pojedinci
koji bi trebalo da plaćaju,
for vital public services
za vitalne javne usluge,
and political leaders
can use offshore secrecy
mogu da koriste ofšor poverljivost
and exposing for a decade.
i što razotkrivamo već deceniju.
this entire world baffling and confusing,
čitav ovaj svet zbunjujućim i konfuznim
this sort of offshore world works.
kako ovaj svet ofšora funkcioniše.
like a Russian doll.
pomalo kao o babuški.
stacked inside another company,
upakovanu unutar druge firme,
to really understand
zaista razumeti
for law enforcement
journalists, civil society
novinare, građansko društvo
of this issue in the United States.
manje bave u Sjedinjenim Državama.
some prominent US people
ljudi iz SAD-a
in this exposé, in this scandal.
u ovom ekspozeu, u ovom skandalu.
there are no rich Americans
bogatih Amerikanaca
in which offshore works,
na koji ofšor funkcioniše.
American clients.
ima manje američkih klijenata.
from the Cayman Islands
sa Kajmanskih ostrva
or Wyoming or Nevada,
ili Vajominga ili Nevade,
and examples linking back to Americans.
i primera koji vode do Amerikanaca.
you need less information,
potrebno vam je manje informacija,
information to get a company
da pokrenete firmu
člansku kartu u biblioteci.
has allowed employees of school districts
omogućio zaposlenima u školskim okruzima
to rip off vulnerable investors.
da opljačkaju ranjive investitore.
that affects all of us.
actually looked like in practice.
kako ovo izgleda u praksi.
to 13 Manhattan law firms.
u 13 pravnih firmi na Menhetnu.
as an African minister
kao afrički ministar
into the United States
u Sjedinjene Države,
was that all but one of those lawyers
da su svi osim jednog advokata
took us on as a client
nas nije preuzeo za klijenta
with the system.
as individual cases.
kao o pojedinačnim slučajevima.
an individual lawyer
investigator and provided suggestions.
istraživačem i pružio sugestije.
a particular senior politician
o određenom višem zvaničniku
tax evasion, poverty and instability.
utaju poreza, siromaštvo i nestabilnost.
kao beznadežna situacija,
and powerful individuals.
bogati i moćni pojedinci.
to get some change.
da dobijamo neke promene.
greater transparency
ka većoj transparentnosti,
je na politički dnevni red stavio
Dejvid Kameron,
in Northern Ireland in 2013.
u Severnoj Irskoj 2013.
is going to be creating
companies across Europe.
firmama širom Evrope.
actually, the US is lagging behind.
je da zapravo SAD zaostaju.
that had been introduced
koji je predstavljen
as we'd like to see.
kakav bismo želeli da vidimo.
the Panama leaks,
kako se curenje iz Paname,
in the US and around the world.
u SAD-u i širom sveta.
this is a moment for change.
ovo je prekretnički momenat.
can hide their identity
mogu da sakriju svoje identitete
to stand up and say,
usprotive i kažu:
good for business."
nije dobra za poslovanje."
to recognize the problem,
prepoznaju problem
to open up this sort of secrecy.
i da razotkriju ovaj vid poverljivosti.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Robert Palmer - Campaign leader, Global WitnessRobert Palmer investigates how the financial system facilitates corruption and other crimes.
Why you should listen
Robert Palmer is the Banks and Corruption Campaign Leader for Global Witness, whose founder Charmian Gooch won the TED Prize in 2014. The Nobel-prize nominated organization is dedicated to breaking the links between natural resources, conflict and corruption.
Palmer has led a number of high profile investigations. These include exposing how corrupt Nigerian politicians used British high street banks to move bribe money; uncovering which global banks held $65 billion of Libyan government funds; and organizing an undercover sting to show how corrupt officials can move suspect funds into the U.S. with the help of New York lawyers.
Palmer is an expert in the global anti-money laundering framework and helps to develop practical policy solutions to improve its effectiveness. He helps to lead a global coalition of civil society groups campaigning for an end to the abuse of the financial system by corrupt officials. This has led to new transparency laws in the UK and EU to tackle anonymously owned companies.
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