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Asil Nadir facing jail for £29m Polly Peck thefts | |
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Ex-tycoon Asil Nadir will be sentenced later after being found guilty of 10 charges involving the theft of nearly £29m from his Polly Peck empire. | Ex-tycoon Asil Nadir will be sentenced later after being found guilty of 10 charges involving the theft of nearly £29m from his Polly Peck empire. |
Polly Peck International, once a major UK company, collapsed in 1990 after a Serious Fraud Office investigation. | Polly Peck International, once a major UK company, collapsed in 1990 after a Serious Fraud Office investigation. |
Nadir, 71, who was cleared of three charges, fled the UK in 1993 while awaiting trial, but returned in 2010. | Nadir, 71, who was cleared of three charges, fled the UK in 1993 while awaiting trial, but returned in 2010. |
Six jurors have returned to hear Nadir being sentenced and his wife Nur, 28, has sat by herself near the dock. | |
The seven-month trial at the Old Bailey ended on Wednesday and the sentencing hearing has now begun. | |
Mrs Nadir has said her husband would appeal against his convictions. | |
After fleeing the UK, Nadir remained a fugitive in northern Cyprus until two years ago. | After fleeing the UK, Nadir remained a fugitive in northern Cyprus until two years ago. |
The Turkish-controlled territory is not recognised as a state and has no extradition treaty with the UK. | The Turkish-controlled territory is not recognised as a state and has no extradition treaty with the UK. |
He was remanded in custody by Mr Justice Holroyde on Monday after the first of his convictions, and is understood to have been held at Belmarsh prison in south-east London. | He was remanded in custody by Mr Justice Holroyde on Monday after the first of his convictions, and is understood to have been held at Belmarsh prison in south-east London. |
In the witness box at his trial he claimed he had not believed he would get a fair trial in the early 1990s but had decided to return in an attempt to clear his name. | In the witness box at his trial he claimed he had not believed he would get a fair trial in the early 1990s but had decided to return in an attempt to clear his name. |
As he was led away on Wednesday, his 28-year-old wife, Nur, stood on tiptoes to say goodbye to him in the dock. | As he was led away on Wednesday, his 28-year-old wife, Nur, stood on tiptoes to say goodbye to him in the dock. |
Afterwards she said: "A guilty man does not come back to face justice of his own accord. | Afterwards she said: "A guilty man does not come back to face justice of his own accord. |
"My husband came back voluntarily. Polly Peck was his life. He wants justice for himself and for the tens of thousands of shareholders and employees." | "My husband came back voluntarily. Polly Peck was his life. He wants justice for himself and for the tens of thousands of shareholders and employees." |