Danish editorial defends plan to buy data from Panama Papers

Text of report by Danish leading privately-owned independent newspaper Politiken website, on 7 September [Editorial by "hdn": "End may justify means in hunt for tax cheats"] On the face of it, it might sound like the screenplay of a hard-bitten B-movie about Copenhagen's underworld. The secret source goes by the name of John Doe, the program director's name is Jim Sorensen [director of Panama Papers investigation at national tax authority, SKAT] and before the parties close their shady deal via roundabout, encrypted means, a "product sample" of fine quality is first handed over...