Tennis icon Boris Becker has been in an English prison for bankruptcy offenses since April. But that could soon be over.
As the English “Sun” reports, the 54-year-old should be released before Christmas. A source from the prison administration confirmed to the newspaper that he had been included in a corresponding summary procedure by the judiciary.
The programme, which is explicitly aimed at foreign inmates, aims to ease the burden of the English prison system. It allows foreign prisoners to be deported up to a year before the earliest possible release date.
In addition, if offenders agree to voluntarily return to their home country, the British authorities will waive up to 135 days of imprisonment as compensation. It is said that Becker agreed to his deal.
“We’re happy for Boris that he can qualify for early release and return to Germany despite England having been his home for many years. I think it will mean a lot to him and his family to be reunited for Christmas.” , said a spokesman for Becker’s “Sun”.
Boris Becker in prison since April 2022
Meanwhile, his German lawyer Oliver Moser did not want to comment on the process compared to “Bild”.
Becker is currently serving a two and a half year sentence at Huntercomb Prison. In April this year, a court in London considered it proven that the three-time Wimbledon winner concealed assets during his bankruptcy in order to avoid enforcement.
As early as 2017, a court had declared Becker insolvent due to a debt of over 30 million euros. As a result, his fortune was subject to strict conditions. He even had to sell the trophies of his tennis career.