Raphaël Halet in Luxembourg, on April 26, 2016. JOHN THYS v AFP
The European Court of Human Rights has recognized that Raphaël Halet, a Frenchman convicted in Luxembourg for having leaked documents in the context of the “Luxleaks” tax evasion scandal, was a whistleblower and condemned Luxembourg to pay him damages.
The Court, which had dismissed Mr. Halet at first instance, considered in a judgment of the Grand Chamber, published on Tuesday February 14, that the public interest attached to the disclosure of this information prevailed over all the harmful effects. resulting from it.
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