Mossack Fonseca IT worker detained in Geneva - newspaper Le Temps

GENEVA, June 15 (Reuters) - A computer technician at the Geneva office of Mossack Fonseca was detained several days ago on suspicion of recently removing large amounts of data, the Le Temps newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing a source close to the case.

The Geneva prosecutor's office told the daily it had opened an investigation but declined to comment further. The Panamanian law firm is at the centre of a massive leak of offshore financial data.

The paper said the suspect had denied any wrongdoing but was accused of theft of data, unauthorised access and breach of trust following a complaint lodged by the firm.

A spokesman for the Geneva prosecutor was not immediately available to confirm the newspaper report.