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Panama Papers source breaks silence, denies being a spy: Sueddeutsche Zeitung

Mossack Fonseca law firm sign is pictured in Panama City, in this April 4, 2016 file photo.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung said on Friday that the source of millions of documents leaked to the German newspaper from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca had sent them a manifesto, saying his motivation was the "scale of injustices" the papers revealed.

The source had never before publicly stated why he leaked the documents, now known as the Panama Papers, said Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), one of Germany's most reputable newspapers.

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