Il-bank Pilatus ħabbar li beda bi proċeduri legali fl-Istati Uniti fid-dawl li r-reputazzjoni tiegħu qed tkun mhedda b’allegazzjonijiet foloz u defamatorji.
Fi stqarrija l-Bank qal li se jfittex lil kull parti u individwu involut fit-tixrid ta’ dawn l-allegazzjonijiet fuq it-televiżjoni, radju, gazzetti u mezzi onlajn li affettwaw b’mod negattiv ir-reputazzjoni tal-bank.
Barra minn hekk lil-bank għamel ilment kriminali mal-Puliżija Maltija għal tixrid ta’ informazzjoni kunfidenzjali u dokumenti mill-FIAU lil persuni terzi li m’għandhomx jedd għal dan l-aċċess.
Din hi l-istqarrija tal-bank:
Statement by Pilatus Bank plc (the “Bank”)
PILATUS BANK TAKES LEGAL ACTION FOR DEFAMATION
AND MISAPPROPRIATION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
11 May 2016
Pilatus Bank on May 8th, 2017 has commenced legal actions in the United States of America for having its reputation threatened with false and defamatory allegations. The Bank will actively pursue all parties and individuals, directly and indirectly involved in making such harmful allegations being broadcast on national television, radio, and published in national newspapers as well as online news sites in all international competent courts for commercial and punitive damages due to irreparable harm to the Bank and its stakeholders.
The Bank has also filed a criminal complaint with the Maltese police for the leak of confidential documents and information from documents of the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) about the Bank to third parties not privy to such information, that were subsequently published. The Bank takes matters of confidentiality extremely seriously and will pursue all individuals and parties who have disclosed information that the law considers as confidential, as well for misappropriating confidential information of the Bank including trade secrets with swift international and local legal actions for all damages.
There are laws that prohibit the Bank from discussing FIAU or any regulatory agency reports and their contents and thereby prevent it from being able to respond directly to statements published alongside the “leaked” alleged FIAU report. Those laws also require that such reports, their contents, and conclusive findings are treated with utmost confidentiality.
Pilatus Bank operates at the highest international financial, regulatory, and compliance standards. The Bank will not allow its integrity and reputation to be used for political gain.
Luis Felipe Rivera | Chief Operating Officer
