Exposing corruption, abuse and war crimes - Whistleblower | DW Documentary
From Edward Snowden to Wikileaks - whistleblowers are seen by some as heroes defending the public. The system sees them as traitors. What are they really?
In the authorities’ eyes, they are traitors, yet the public at large often sees them as heroes. People are driven to whistleblowing by anger, disbelief and powerlessness. It is a decision from which there is no turning back, a moment when someone obeys their conscience regardless of the consequences. It marks the beginning of a battle against the system in which old allies become enemies.
Revelations by whistleblowers such as Swiss Leaks bring tax authorities around the world billions in revenue. They uncover corruption, data abuse and war crimes - without whistleblowers, the world would be a more naive place. Behind each story, however, is a personal fate: when the auditor Rudolf Elmer disclosed illegal business methods by Swiss banks, his life turned into a thriller. Stéphanie Gibaud, too, a marketing employee at UBS was first put under massive peer pressure and then fired. This is the price that most whistleblowers have to pay - just like Swen Ennullat, who had the gall to cry foul twice!
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These persons are the true hero of our society in the corrupt systems.
@cagneyragsdill7298
4 жыл бұрын
Yes sir!
@slickrick3331
2 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right
@masterpalladin
2 жыл бұрын
death penalty for corruption
The System is the problem, not the Whistleblowers.
Whistleblowers should receive a bit more appreciation for stepping up and being brave regardless of how long it took them to do so. I hope that more people become aware of such corrupt systems and the systems will eventually change to become right.
Brave! Thank you for standing up to corruption!
Whistleblowers are heroes not criminals ⏳
@slickrick3331
2 жыл бұрын
Facts
@shila8379
2 жыл бұрын
“Rules for thee, not for me.” Favorite words of corrupt politicians who break laws continuously, but get offended when they’re exposed.
@SoPoTheVibe
2 жыл бұрын
They’ve killed everyone from the messiah to black leaders for exposing them to jfk & their own. White supremacy will kill anyone to continue ruling & has. Now that people are waking up they fear the fake politics won’t work to divide us & we will focus on who owns us & fight them now each other. #WakeUp
@klaudiagrob
2 жыл бұрын
But Snowden went to Russia.
This goes on in the USA everyday!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whistleblower is a remarkable documentary! I truly did appreciate it so much. Thanks a lot for sharing! Keep it up!
@vaztozaqo9831
3 жыл бұрын
HOW CAN YOU REPORT A CRIME IF THE GOVERNMENT IS CORRUPT? THE LAPTOP OWNER IN MD, DELIVER A LAPTOP THAT CONTAINS DAMNING POLITICAL CORRUPTIONS INFORMATION TO THE FBI. WHAT DID THE FBI DID?
Excellent video mind blowing thank you
The system is so corrupt. I watch stuff like this and it Makes me question everything. Money is power!
@scienceaintfiction-thatswh7934
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I come from a third world country. Here, human life has no value unless you are rich or come from influential family or have connections with powerful people. I watch this documentary and realize it's the same everywhere... Whether first world or third world
Thank you strong people for fighting for what is right and sacrificing everything to help others .
" They wanted us to feel as uncomfortable as possible so that we could resign, they wanted us to suffer to feel it financially to make sure our families suffer too, you are the cautionary tale. "
One of the most important videos on the internet. The reason why so few viewed this video is that people don't care. In the video, they emphasize that their actions against the corrupted systems are important for the coming generations, so by staying complacent, you are in some way a perpetrator of your children's future. It is so egoistically and a lack of understanding and generosity to not pursue your right to complain when you know that something is corrupted in the system you work in. You know that it will have dangerous ripple effects for generations to come. In Sweden, where I live, we also have several cases where people got punished in the end for sharing what they know about corruption. At first, some newspapers described them as heroes, but in the end, silenced by the lack of opportunity to make themselves heard.
@soulfireonfire6423
Жыл бұрын
We in Sweden isn’t that where the Rothschild family live and where the WEF is, and Is run by Klaus Schwab?
every company guilty of money laundering or helping people to avoid taxes should be prosecuted... jailed and made to pay huge fines....especially when it is state sanctioned....sWITZERLAND IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CROOKED BANKING CENTRES IN THE WORLD AS WELL AS THE ILLEGAL IMPORTING OF GOLD....just shows how companies know what is going on and no one is going to stop them and make life hell for whistleblowers....
When being a whistle blower is illegal, it tells you who really controls the government in a capitalism government, and where their true interests lye.
@gallectee6032
3 жыл бұрын
It's the same with other governments, except they're even bigger dictators. Communist China has even less freedom than western countries.
This how we treat whistleblowers? Wow, no wonder the system is still rigged! Proud of these people!
Wow, what a great Report from "Deutsche Welle" , I wonder why has this only 25 k views in 2 years?
That’s what I like about my life. I don’t have much to lose. The only way you could ruin my life is to end it. And I’m old enough now that I don’t care. Now THAT’S true freedom.
@peepalfarm
4 жыл бұрын
Bella Bijou what are doing with that freedom?
What about setting up a national anti-corruption agency that provide witness protection, prosecution and legislation that protect whistleblowers' anonymity?
@shanehudson5438
2 жыл бұрын
Gotta do that from the top of the chain of command or in a position that can change it from
@erlindaalba1682
2 жыл бұрын
An anti corruption agency can be corrupt. Its a catch 22 problem.
I also went to PRL Corporate to report Wage and Commision Frauds schemes and Racial Discrimination, etc. But received malious intent backlash, hostilities punishments for reporting, pressured and threatened to resigned or else be terminated based on false accusations" Insubordination".
Whistleblowers are good guys not the bad guy.
we must all together refuse to pay taxes
Of course the first thing the system will do is discredit you. How do we stop that?
Please investigate the Bahamas your jaw will drop
Yeah the "Swiss bank" had thought I don't live any more so in 2012 they simply cashed my stocks and "transferred" ... all without even trying to check if I am really dead already. So over 6000€ simply vanished and they never apologized never refunded me any cent after I resurfaced being very surprised what is going on with my accounts by the bank. I can provide more details and names but not here.
Money is power and power corrupts.
These people are brave in what they do.
It’s tough and dangerous. The scams are getting worse and some rightfully fear for their lives. A scam demands no Matt what you are to be seriously tortured for figuring it out.
11:13 "We need to keep the statistics even" ??! So much for being statistics then~ lol
@mindfreak3817
4 жыл бұрын
In which you stand for? For yourself or for the good of your people?
Beautiful people of conscience ✊✊🙏🏼🕊❤️🌅
If the big countries cry with such complex corruption then Africa is a walkover
Right right right
Otherwise, none of that is worth the paper it's printed on... Well said
Whistleblowers should be protected they did the right thing.
death penalty for corruption
This is nothing compared with the scale of what we have now in this year's U.S. election.
If the system wasn’t corrupt there were no whistleblowers. The common denominator in all this is TAX EVASION. 👽♥️♥️♥️
The circus of life will continue after you and everyone you know are long gone.
Why is there no dw documentary about german government employees' child abuse?
they are the pillar of society
In UNESCO and other UN organization corruption and violation of human rights is more, I could afford any free journalist team with the case of 2020. Anyone can help getting What we have to the media?
At minute 16:00 we can see the solution of Americas corruption!
It would be worth studying, why there is sometimes a great public moral outrage over an injustice done to an innocent human being, a family, a child or a group, but almost none toward the whistleblowers, who risk not only their social life but even confront death for the sake of the common good? One can even witness a kind of apathy from the public, evident from the number of views this video has garnered. Seems it is like a persistent phenomenon in human history, that society needs some kind of martyrs, to be celebrated posthumously.
I love you
The governments of today will always be unstable until Jehovah God steps in to end it all. These days are fast approaching as Daniel's prophecy stated in Chapter 2 vs 44 in the Bible. "In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever. Once this happens, we can enjoy peace forever as quoted in Psalms 37:11 "But the meek will possess the earth,And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace" vs 29 "The righteous will possess the earth,And they will live forever on it." That's the future for those who hope in the almighty God Jehovah and accept His sovereign rulership
not sure why you have war crimes in the title....
@DWDocumentary
6 жыл бұрын
Hi, you are right, its not the docs main focus. But there are whistleblower in this field as well. Thanks for attentivly watching Please stay tuned & spread the word DW Documentary
@christythornton9356
5 жыл бұрын
" Drug War " victims mayb ...
@sustainability6961
4 жыл бұрын
@@DWDocumentary In UNESCO and other UN organization corruption and violation of human rights is more, I could afford any free journalist team with the case of 2020. Anyone can help to get what we have to the media?
So dont break the sacred chain of command obey until your so high up that chain then change it from the top
Some whistle blowers most act out of spite,or were sacked for valid reasons..its a complicated occupation and has disadvantage to the society
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Evils of capitalism
Offshores should be closed in whole world. Cause poor becomes poorer, rich more rich Zelensky owns a Villa in Forte dei Marmi, a $45M beach in Florida and $1.3B offshore Christian Wulff, ex German President and key Merkel-ally, dodgy loans case, Egon Geerkens
The System is the problem, not the Whistleblowers.
When being a whistle blower is illegal, it tells you who really controls the government in a capitalism government, and where their true interests lye.