New arrest imminent in Vatican leaks inquiry

VATICAN CITY
The Times (UK)

Tom Kington Rome

November 19 2015

Vatican investigators are close to arresting another suspected whistleblower after they interrogated the author of a book exposing corruption by priests.

The papal police suspect that an unnamed adviser at the Vatican’s investment arm may be leaking embarrassing documents, Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper reported.

A Spanish priest is already being held for allegedly leaking information about murky finances that he helped to collect while working for a clean-up committee appointed by Pope Francis.

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