The trial of 27 individuals linked to the infamous 'Panama Papers' money laundering scandal commenced on Monday in a Panamanian criminal court. Among the defendants are the former owners of the Mossack-Fonseca law firm, which was central to the massive document leak that shook the financial world in 2016.
The Panama Papers, a trove of 11 million confidential financial records, shed light on how some of the wealthiest individuals globally utilized offshore accounts to conceal their assets.
