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Boris Becker, a sacrifice to the system
The bankrupt tennis star should not be in prison for poor financial decisions that hurt no-one else, but the judge and system that sent him there most definitely should, says JOHN WIGHT
Becker’s offence, when all is said and done, is that tried to do what the Paradise Papers revealed in 2017 the global elite have been doing for years and getting away with — hide his wealth.
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TWO and a half years in prison for attempting to hide cash and assets from creditors in the context of bankruptcy proceedings.
Former darling of the Centre Court at Wimbledon, and the pro tennis circuit in general, Boris Becker will doubtless, just a few days after being sent down, still be reeling with righteous shock.
As many have pointed out in response to Becker’s sentence, he didn’t kill or physically harm anybody, and nor does his offence suggest that he presents a threat to anybody either. No, this sentence has less to do with justice and more to do with making an example out of a high-profile celebrity who had the temerity to attempt to game a system that games us all on a daily basis.
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