Revealed in 2013 repeated in Monday's ICIJ release

site. They will be called upon to give details of the accounts and the balances they now maintain. They will also be asked how the monies in those accounts accrued to them. In addition I will also direct the Customs Department to investigate whether there has been any violation of laws governing them.”

Whilst the banks in Virgin Islands, which have come under pressure from the British Government, have declared they will provide details if sought by investigative arms of Government, others have taken up the position that they will not co-operate in instances where their data have been stolen. Their stance comes as Mossack Fonseka threatened legal action against the ICIJ by sending it a “cease and desist” letter. The firm said in a statement, “Today we sent a cease and desist letter to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) regarding its announcement to make public, on May 9 the second portion of the database stolen from our company.

“The letter urges the ICIJ to abstain from this action taking into consideration that it is based on the theft of confidential information and is a violation of the confidentiality agreement between attorney and client, which we must protect. It is important for us to make clear that we operate, in all jurisdictions, under strict compliance with the law and regulations of the industry in all services provided, respecting strong client identification norms…….”

Last week, the still anonymous sources behind the data leak broke their silence in a statement to the ICIJ. They said: “Income equality is one of the defining issues of our times. It affects all of us, the world over. The debate over its sudden acceleration has raged for years, with politicians, academics and activists alike helpless to stop its steady growth despite countless speeches, statistical analysis, a few meagre protests, and the occasional documentary. Still questions remain: why? and why now?

“The Panama Papers provide a compelling answer to these questions: Massive, pervasive corruption. And it’s not a coincidence that the answer comes from a law firm. More than just a cog in the machine of “wealth management,” Mossack Fonseka used its influence to write and bend laws worldwide to favour the interests of criminals over a period of decades.” 1. Kenneth John Pendigrast 2. Yapa Hettipathiranalage Nissanka Yapa Senadipathi 3. Mohamed Siddeek Mohamed Ali 4. Senarath Bandara Dissanayake 5. Min Xuan 6. Jayakody Arachchige Don Marian Srini Pamela Jayakody 7. Palavinnege Sumith Kumaratunga 8. Prasanna Athanasius Sirimevan Rajaratne 9. Tristan Laurens Bernard 10. Nicola Dawn Hankansson 11. Michael Robert Nasmyth MacPherson 12. Aroon Hirdaramani Mona Hirdaramani and Aroon Hirdaramani as Joint Tenants

with Rights of Survivorship 13. Arun Prakash Mahtani 14. Mukesh Khubchand 15. Ng Yin Peng 16. Simon Finch 17. Y.H.P. Kithsiri Manjula Kumara Yapa 18. Christopher Rohan Martin 1. 2. 3. 4. Somasunt heram Mukhunthan and Anne Christine Muhunthan Duminda Mahali Weerasekera Janaki Jagasia Vidya Dilruk Amerapala 5. Surendra Edirirweera 6. Khandaker Moinul Ahsan (Shameem) 7. Shareporp Limited 8. Ijaz Chatoor 9. Murtazaali Avidhussen Hassanally Esufally 10. Imran Ali Akbar Jeevunjee 11. Ahmed Ismail Hossein 12. Jennifer Kathleen Senanayake 13. Shyamalee Champika Ediriweera 14. Esufally Imtiaz Abidhussein Hassanally 15. Senaka Dunuville Senanayake 16. Omprasadham Kanapathipillai 17. Akhter Mohamed 18. Surendra Ediriweera & Shyamali Champika Ediriweera 19. Sanjay Vijith Anthony Perera 20. Aliakber Saifudeen Jeevunjee 21. Sharmila Wahab 22. Christian Ferdinand Fuhrer 23. Esufally Bilquis Imtiaz 24. Niranjan Sunil Oswald Mendis 25. Sanik Networks Limited 26. Nilan Abeywickrema 27. Tushan and Dhammeswari 28. Lasitha Gamini Attygalle 29. Chandrajith Saman Kalyana Jayamaha Hithhamilage 30. Dimitry De Wansa Wickramaratne 31. Udu Wathuwage Jagath Priya Anura Sumathipala 32. Daniel Oritz 33. Tushan Harsha Mendis 34. Balendra Krishan Niraj Jayasekera 35. Jayawardena Welathantrige Shilanth Boteju 36. Hassan Mahmood (Raja) 37. Rohan Albert Ignatius Gomis 38. Aqua Packaging Limited 39. Chandru Swamidas Jagasia 40. Kaluachchigamage Avanthi Kumara Jayatilleke 41. Farida Jeevunjee 42. Kishore Hassram Surtani