And a get out of Jail Card costs?

[sherbertdip]

£60 million!

That evil bd needs to be sent away!

[Dermot O'Logical]

He'll end up with a Knighthood.

[ging84]

He's an evil billionaire, he won't actually pay the 60m he'll probably send them a €10 euro note soaked in the blood of the judge's family and expect change

[PHmember]

The cheeky fker only wants them to use it to build a Formula 1 track - hmmm, who'll benefit from that?

[okie592]

i think you get them from the community chest

[gforceg]

When I saw this earlier I did think it was odd to pay off a bribery charge...with a, er, bribe.

Or have I mis-read the situation?

[pork911]

gforceg said:

When I saw this earlier I did think it was odd to pay off a bribery charge...with a, er, bribe.

Or have I mis-read the situation?

yes you have

[Cyberprog]

gforceg said:

When I saw this earlier I did think it was odd to pay off a bribery charge...with a, er, bribe.

Or have I mis-read the situation?

Nope, I thought exactly the same thing. But then again, when your bribes are in the millions, I guess it makes sense. Still, who wouldn't have chuckled at old Bernie being banged up in the German Nick?

[gforceg]

pork911 said:

gforceg said:

When I saw this earlier I did think it was odd to pay off a bribery charge...with a, er, bribe.

Or have I mis-read the situation?

yes you have

Explain please.

[pork911]

gforceg said:

pork911 said:

gforceg said:

When I saw this earlier I did think it was odd to pay off a bribery charge...with a, er, bribe.

Or have I mis-read the situation?

yes you have

Explain please.

you've taken your dislike for him and or failure to even read a basic news story properly and called it wrong

[gforceg]

pork911 said:

you've taken your dislike for him and or failure to even read a basic news story properly and called it wrong

I think this is the part I was thinking of, from the BBC report.

"Under German law defendants can in certain circumstances "buy" termination of a trial.

The legal proviso exists in order to ease the burden on the courts and to deal with cases where reaching a judgment could prove difficult."

Just because he didn't suggest it doesn't mean he hasn't payed to make it go away. But you think what you want and I'll think what I want.

Cheers.

[pork911]

gforceg said:

pork911 said:

you've taken your dislike for him and or failure to even read a basic news story properly and called it wrong

I think this is the part I was thinking of, from the BBC report.

"Under German law defendants can in certain circumstances "buy" termination of a trial.

The legal proviso exists in order to ease the burden on the courts and to deal with cases where reaching a judgment could prove difficult."

Just because he didn't suggest it doesn't mean he hasn't payed to make it go away. But you think what you want and I'll think what I want.

Cheers.

you'll presumably be aware why they would offer it in this case now due to the evidence and why he would want to do so now unrelated to the trial - but as you say you'll think what you want

[roofer]

[Mill Wheel]

So the scale is different, but this is the same as paying to go on a speed awareness course instead of the £100 fine and 3 points!
HMRC offer similar schemes to those accused of not paying taxes!

Once the government realise how much money they could make it might catch on and become widespread!

[anonymous-user]

Isn't the difference here that the prosecution was unlikely to secure a conviction anyway.