Boris Becker claims diplomatic immunity in bankruptcy proceedings
Former tennis champion appointed attaché to the Central African Republic
JUNE 16, 2018
... attaché to the Central African Republic. This title, he claimed on Thursday, shields him from ongoing bankruptcy proceedings filed in London’s High Court over money he allegedly owes Arbuthnot Latham, a private bank, and other creditors. He is not the only one using this argument. This is “absolutely being used as a tactic,” according to Mark Stephens, a lawyer at Howard Kennedy. “If you commit a crime or are party to serious civil litigation, it’s a good idea to claim you’re a diplomat. You can go down and buy investor passports or diplomatic posts from all kinds of islands and investor locations. So you have billionaires and influential people going to these locations and buying themselves diplomatic immunity.”
