{"id":141347,"date":"2018-06-14T23:15:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T23:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/boris-becker-claims-diplomatic-immunity-in-bankruptcy-case\/"},"modified":"2018-06-14T23:15:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T23:15:57","slug":"boris-becker-claims-diplomatic-immunity-in-bankruptcy-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/boris-becker-claims-diplomatic-immunity-in-bankruptcy-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Becker claims diplomatic immunity in bankruptcy case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image caption Boris Becker was awarded the international tennis hall of fame ring in April <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former tennis champion Boris Becker is claiming diplomatic immunity against an attempt to sue him.<\/p>\n

The three-time Wimbledon winner claims his appointment as a diplomat by the Central African Republic affords him protection from any legal claims.<\/p>\n

Mr Becker was declared bankrupt in 2017 over money owed to private bank Arbuthnot Latham. He is now being pursued for "further assets".<\/p>\n

His defence has been lodged in the High Court.<\/p>\n

The Central African Republic made Mr Becker a sport and culture attache to the EU in April 2018.<\/p>\n

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His legal team said: "This means he cannot be subject to legal process in the courts of any country for so long as he remains a recognised diplomatic agent."<\/p>\n

Mr Becker said the proceedings were "unjustified and unjust" and being declared bankrupt "inflicted a whole heap of damage on me".<\/p>\n

He said he was asserting diplomatic immunity to "bring this farce to an end" and stop "the gravy train for the suits".<\/p>\n

He added: "I am immensely proud of my appointment [by] the Central African Republic...sport is incredibly important in Africa and is fast becoming a universal language."<\/p>\n

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    Mr Becker was declared bankrupt after Arbuthnot Latham claimed he owed them a large sum for more than two years.<\/p>\n

    At the time, he said: "This order relates to one disputed loan which I was due to repay in full in one month's time."<\/p>\n

    But the registrar said Mr Becker gave the impression of "a man with his head in the sand". <\/p>\n

    He has appointed Ben Emmerson QC, who has previously represented Julian Assange and Marina Litvinenko, the widow of Alexander Litvinenko.<\/p>\n

    Mr Becker became the first German to win Wimbledon when he did so at the age of 17 in 1985.<\/p>\n

    He won it again in 1986 and 1989 among the 64 ATP Tour titles he claimed during a 15-year career.<\/p>\n

    After his retirement he became a pundit for the BBC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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