Bangladesh, Dec. 3 -- Christoph Zollinger, a Swiss lawyer and former senior executive at the controversial Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, is set to face trial in Germany next year for charges of tax evasion and participation in criminal organizations. The trial, scheduled for March 2026 at the regional court of Cologne, marks another chapter in the long-standing legal fallout from the Panama Papers scandal, which exposed the inner workings of one of the worlds most notorious offshore financial operations.

Zollinger, 56, served as one of the three most senior employees at Mossack Fonseca for years and later became a partner in the firm. According to the court statement obtained by media outlets including ZDF, Tamedia, and Der Standa...