Legal
Irish whistleblower faces the loss of his legal team in court
Michael Power is suing Swedish telecoms giant Telia after he was dismissed for making a series of claims that the company engaged in tax fraud and had ties to the Taliban
An Irish whistleblower who is suing a Swedish telecoms company is at risk of losing the legal team that has represented him for the past six years.
Michael Power, a Waterford-born accountant, was hired to get the finances in order at a mobile phone operator which Telia, the Swedish telecoms giant, was planning to sell off.
The company he joined as chief financial officer was called TCell and was based in Tajikistan, a former Soviet ...