Becker lawyer complains about "fictitious" media reports
The lawyer for former tennis star Boris Becker has sharply rejected media reports about his protégé's detention.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: May 21, 2022, 08:33 am
"Almost nothing that has been read in recent weeks, especially the big headlines, is true," said Christian-Oliver Moser on RTL. Becker asked him to correct the "fictitious" media reports about his time in London's Wandsworth prison.
The Bild newspaper, for example, had reported on several emergency calls from Becker's cell, allegedly he should have complained about the food and claustrophobia. "He didn't press an emergency button, that's fictitious, he didn't complain or whine either. Of course the situation isn't nice, but he accepts it," Moser explained.
Becker was "upset" about the reports. His lawyer assumes "there are people working in prison" and passing on false stories.
Becker was sentenced by a London court at the end of April and had to begin his sentence immediately. He is accused of offenses in his insolvency proceedings, which have been ongoing since 2017.