▁under ▁a ▁new ▁procedure ▁that ▁allows ▁companies ▁under ▁susp icion ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁or ▁dis sim ulation ▁of ▁tax ▁fra ud ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁a ▁fine ▁to ▁stop ▁a ▁case ▁from ▁going ▁to ▁trial . ▁ ▁French ▁pro sec utors ▁have ▁now ▁dropped ▁the ▁case ▁against ▁H SB C ▁Hold ings . ▁ ▁Media ▁coverage ▁ ▁BBC ▁reported ▁that ▁H SB C ▁had ▁put ▁pressure ▁on ▁media ▁not ▁to ▁report ▁about ▁the ▁controvers y , ▁with ▁British ▁New sp aper ▁The ▁Guardian ▁claim ing ▁H SB C ▁advert ising ▁had ▁been ▁put ▁" on ▁pause " ▁after ▁The ▁Guardian ' s ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁matter . ▁Peter ▁O bor ne , ▁chief ▁political ▁comment ator ▁at ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁paper ; ▁in ▁an ▁open ▁letter ▁he ▁claimed ▁the ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁suppress ed ▁negative ▁stories ▁and ▁dropped ▁investig ations ▁into ▁H SB C ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁bank ' s ▁advert ising . ▁CBS ▁published ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁the ▁le aks ▁in ▁the ▁news ▁segment ▁ 6 0 ▁Min utes . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Bank ing ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Lie chten stein ▁tax ▁affair ▁ ▁Lag arde ▁list ▁– ▁a ▁subset ▁of ▁the ▁data ▁set , ▁passed ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Greek ▁government ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁French ▁fin ance ▁minister ▁Christ ine ▁Lag arde ▁ ▁Football ▁Le aks ▁ ▁Luxemb ourg ▁Le aks ▁ ▁Off sh ore ▁financial ▁centre ▁ ▁Off sh ore ▁Le aks ▁ ▁Tax ▁haven ▁ ▁Pan ama ▁Pap