Tycoon gets 10 years for stealing ‘out of pure greed’

Former fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir was jailed for 10 years yesterday after a British judge said he stole millions out of “pure greed”.

Nadir had been a wealthy man and had an extravagant lifestyle when he stole £28.8m (€35.8m) from his company Polly Peck International.

Old Bailey judge Mr Justice Holroyde told Nadir: “You are a man of outstanding business skills. In the 1980s you achieved remarkable success. You are entitled to take great pride in that achievement.