Murray calls for police investigation into leaks to BBC

[ian1964 10,780]

"The company of Sir David Murray has called for a police inquiry into the leaking of information surrounding the Rangers' 'big tax case'.

 

Oldco Rangers this week won their appeal in principle against a bill from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs over their use of Employment Benefit Trusts (EBTs) from 2001 to 2010.

 

Details of the contentious payments to staff and players had emerged on the internet and in a BBC Scotland documentary entitled Rangers - The Men Who Sold The Jerseys, which won a Scottish BAFTA on Sunday.

 

A spokesperson from Murray International Holdings (MIH), majority shareholders of Rangers until May 2011, said: "In our statement released on 20 November 2012, we highlighted our concerns surrounding the volume of private and confidential information surrounding the EBT case that was made available for public consumption. This is particularly the case in relation to the significant quantity of personal financial data contained in the BBC Scotland programme broadcast on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 and set out in correspondence addressed to MIH in advance thereof.

 

"All individuals have an expectation of privacy in relation to correspondence and matters relating to their financial affairs. It is disgraceful that personal information relating to employees and former employees of MIH and its subsidiaries has been banded about in public in such a casual manner.

 

"There were only three potential sources of the complete set of documentation utilised in the broadcast and correspondence; being MIH's head office, the First Tier Tax Tribunal and HMRC, together with their respective advisers.

 

"Importantly, Rangers Football Club PLC did not have access to all of the material covered in the programme and letters.

 

"MIH's underlying concern is that there may have been criminal offences committed in connection with the provision of this material to the BBC.

 

"MIH therefore requests a formal independent police inquiry into how this documentation came into the possession of the BBC.

 

"In this regard, MIH will willingly and openly co-operate with any formal investigation, submitting itself to the same level of inquiry as any third party."

 

HMRC declined to comment on the matter while BBC Scotland is aware of the statement but has yet to comment."

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[forlanssister 3,114]

I'd be amazed if Murray hasn't already fully investigated the possibility of the leak emanating from MIH so it could reasonably deduced it's not from there.

[bluebear54 0]

This could be fun.

Much as I would like to see the shoe on the other foot, and a bonfire of the travesties, I'll not get overly excited.

[amms 0]

Hell hath no fury like a multi-millionaire embarrassed in public. Personally I don't think SDM will rest until he has a body for this.

[the gunslinger 3,366]

I'd be amazed if Murray hasn't already fully investigated the possibility of the leak emanating from MIH so it could reasonably deduced it's not from there.

 

that and the fact it was leaked balifs were going to ibrox when whyte owned us. no need for NIH to know that.

[der Berliner 3,884]

What was I'm going to say? Ah yes ...

 

[simplythebest 0]

Hell hath no fury like a multi-millionaire embarrassed in public. Personally I don't think SDM will rest until he has a body for this.

Well he certainly can speak out when he personally is damaged.

[bluebear54 0]

Must admit he's found his voice again.

I had worries that he'd been struck dumb.

Money and self interest are such potent medicine are they not?

[aweebluesoandso 290]

Like most people Murray probably thought all the conspiracy theories about organised Vhermin, working covertly and sometimes overtly to take every advantage whilst we were at our most vulnerable was pure fantasy.

 

But the RTC information was far to detailed and accurate, that and the SFA's pre-determined and pre-planned route of sanctions and punishmnets. The SPL's organised campaign to vilify us and their many statements to denounce Rangers, coupled with the BBC's continuous anti-Rangers propaganda was no imagined fantasy.

 

All the well planned and orchestrated attacks on our club, was coordinated by people with a deep seated hatred of Rangers. After years of refusing to believe the evidence, this years Vhermins perfect storm finally opened Murray and our clubs eyes to these conspiracies.

[aweebluesoandso 290]

Like most people Murray probably thought all the conspiracy theories about organised Vhermin, working covertly and sometimes overtly to take every advantage whilst we were at our most vulnerable was pure fantasy.

 

But the RTC information was far to detailed and accurate, that and the SFA's pre-determined and pre-planned route of sanctions and punishments. The SPL's organised campaign to vilify us and their many statements to denounce Rangers, coupled with the BBC's continuous anti-Rangers propaganda was no imagined fantasy.

 

All the well planned and orchestrated attacks on our club, was coordinated by people with a deep seated hatred of Rangers. After years of refusing to believe the evidence, this years Vhermins perfect storm finally opened Murray and our clubs eyes to these conspiracies.