Asil Nadir trial begins at Old Bailey

Asil Nadir when he was the director of Polly Peck Photograph: Tony McGrath 1990: Asil Nadir before the allegations of fraud Photograph: Ralph Mortimer/Rex Features 1993: Turkish-Cypriot business tycoon Asil Nadir holds the Regina v Asil Nadir dossier, allegedly containing evidence that the prosecution conspired to pervert the course of justice. The allegations were denied by the prosecution Photograph: Tom Stoddart/Getty Images 22 June 1993: Armed guards hold back the press as Asil Nadir leaves his home in Lapta, Cyprus Photograph: Clive Limpkin/Rex Features 1993: Asil Nadir in Cyprus after he fled the UK on fraud charges Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features 1997: Roger Cook and Asil Nadir on The Cook Report Photograph: ITV/Rex Features Asil Nadir in Cyprus Photograph: Tom Stoddart Archive/Getty Images October 1993: Asil Nadir in Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus where he was safe from the British authorities Photograph: Tom Stoddart/Getty Images Asil Nadir and his heavily armed body guard near his home in Turkish controlled northern Cyprus in 1993 Photograph: Tom Stoddart Archive/Getty Images 30 May 1997: Asil Nadir at a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey Photograph: Murad Sezer/AP Asil Nadir gets into a waiting car at Luton airport after he arrived back in the UK Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA Asil Nadir and his wife arrive at his apartment in Mayfair, central London Photograph: Daniel Deme/EPA Asil Nadir addresses the media after arriving at his temporary home in central London Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir arrives with his wife Nur at the Old Bailey in London, 24 January 2012. Nadir appeared at court for the start of his trial on theft and fraud charges, linked to the failure of his Polly Peck fruit-to-electronics group, which folded in 1990 with debts of £1.3bn, one of Britain's biggest business failures Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters