According to a report in the British newspaper “The Sun”, former tennis star Boris Becker, who was imprisoned in Great Britain, could soon be deported to his native Germany.
The 54-year-old has been approved for an expedited procedure that allows foreign prisoners to be released much sooner, the tabloid wrote yesterday. “He signed up for a program to make sure he gets home in time for Christmas,” the Sun said, citing an unnamed prison source. Becker’s German lawyer, Christian-Oliver Moser, declined to comment on the newspaper report when asked.
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Sentenced to two and a half years in prison
In late April, Becker was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for hiding assets worth millions from his insolvency practitioners. He has been held in Huntercombe Prison, west of London, which has a lower security rating, for several months. Under UK law, prisoners can get parole when they have served at least half of their sentence. For Becker, it would be 15 months, the deadline is July 29, 2023.