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Whittier, AK | Taxman on his way PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULIUS BAER STATEMENT ON WIKILEAKS.ORG CASE
ZURICH / NEW YORK, February 28, 2008 --- Julius Baer wishes to address certain
misconceptions relating to a recent court decision to take the Wikileaks.org website off
line.
This decision was arrived at only after a month long effort on the part of Julius Baer and
its advisors had failed to identify and engage the operators of Wikileaks in a dialogue
regarding the unlawful posting of stolen and forged bank records. This matter has
nothing whatsoever to do with censorship or The First Amendment. Instead, Julius
Baer’s sole objective has always been limited to the removal of these private and legally
protected documents from the website.
The documents in question are protected and prohibited from unauthorized publication
under U.S., California and foreign consumer banking and privacy protection laws. The
posting of confidential bank records by anonymous sources significantly harms the
privacy rights of all individuals.
It is not and has never been Julius Baer’s intention to stifle anyone’s right to free speech.
Indeed, Julius Baer has specifically made no attempt to remove material on the website
which refers to the organization but which does not include information personal to its
customers. However, Julius Baer denies the authenticity of this material and wholly
rejects the serious and defamatory allegations which it contains.
Julius Baer's customers hear that? The taxman is coming and he has a european accent.
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