The anonymous source who transferred documents of the Panamanian law company Mossack Fonseca the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, made a statement in which he explained the motives of his decision. On May 6 his statement was uploaded on the websites of the German newspaper and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Süddeutsche Zeitung confirmed the authenticity of the receive statement titled "The Revolution Will Be Digitized. "

The main motive of the source, known as John Doe , for transferring the "Panama archive" to the media, was a desire to overcome property inequality and bring corrupt officials to justice. Mossack Fonseca’s documents, as he said, showed "injustice" , on which the work of companies that register offshores and the inactivity of governments is based, that makes registration of such companies in the "tax havens" possible. Moreover , Mossack Fonseca “used its influence to write and bend laws worldwide to favour the interests of criminals over a period of decades.”

As for himself, he said he does not work for any of the governments or intelligence services , either directly or as a contractor , reports  RBC. Thus, he will not pass the data base containing 11.5 million documents to the tax authorities of any countries for nothing. He endorsed the decision of ICIJ not to disclose the documents “ I, however, would be willing to cooperate with law enforcement to the extent that I am able,” he promises.

In exchange for the cooperation he wants to be ensured with immunity from prosecution. “Legitimate whistleblowers who expose unquestionable wrongdoing, whether insiders or outsiders, deserve immunity from government retribution,” he said.  He points to the other informants who became the victims of persecution : Edward Snowden who revealed the National Security Agency documents " stranded " in Moscow , Bradley Birkenfeld the author of the Swiss bank’s leaks was sentenced to sensible time of imprisonment, Antoine Deltur, source of the publications of  Luxembourg tax benefits is now standing a trial in  Luxembourg court. In addition, John Doe  calls on the governments of all the countries to ban the creation of offshore companies.