The ex-tennis professional can probably look forward to Christmas with the family. According to a British report, the convicted criminal benefited from a fast-track trial and was deported to Germany. This is how the British want to get foreigners out of their overcrowded prisons.
The indications of an early release of ex-tennis star Boris Becker from British custody are increasing. The British newspaper "Mirror" reported that the three-time Wimbledon winner is to be deported to Germany next week. As early as mid-November, the tabloid "Sun" wrote, citing a legal source, that the 55-year-old would probably be released before Christmas and would then have to leave for his home country immediately. Becker's German lawyer declined to comment on the report.
According to British media reports, the former exceptional athlete should benefit from an accelerated procedure. Accordingly, every foreign prisoner who can be released from prison and deported up to twelve months before the earliest release date is eligible. This is intended to ease the pressure on overcrowded British prisons. Becker, who comes from Leimen in Baden-Württemberg, has lived in London for years, but does not have British citizenship.
At the end of April, Becker was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for concealing assets worth millions from his insolvency administrators. He has been in Huntercombe Prison, west of London, for several months.
