The Observer city editor at the centre of the 1980s battle over Harrods
Michael Gillard
Melvyn Marckus led investigations into big business scandals in the 1980s and 90s at Asil Nadir’s Polly Peck and the Bank of Credit & Commerce International
April 2016
Jailed tycoon Asil Nadir transferred to Turkish prison
Asil Nadir, who stole nearly £30m from his Polly Peck business empire in the 1980s, transferred to a Turkish prison
June 2013
How to cope as a washed-up former millionaire mogul? Here's my advice…
David Mitchell
David Mitchell: The case of Asil Nadir shows once again that the entitlement that comes with great wealth often manages to outlast it
December 2012
SFO unable to confiscate £146m Nadir took from Polly Peck
'Tainted' Tory party donations were never examined
November 2012
Asil Nadir told: pay £5m or stay in jail for six more years
Asil Nadir ordered to pay back £5m or face six more years in jail
September 2012
Asil Nadir tells court: I'm broke
Tycoon jailed for stealing £29m from failed Polly Peck empire tells compensation hearing he has no assets
When a tabloid reporter was sent on a covert assignment to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus nearly 20 years ago he stumbled on a great story about financial corruption, violence and decapitated birds. Finally he can tell it
After Asil Nadir, a chastened City must help fund the Serious Fraud Office
Business leader: The Polly Peck boss is another charming financial-sector rogue exposed by the underfinanced SFO. The Square Mile has a clear interest in its survival and success
Asil Nadir's wife says former Polly Peck CEO is innocent - video
Nur Nadir, the wife of Asil Nadir, says her husband is innocent after he was jailed for ten years for stealing £29m from his Polly Peck empire
Asil Nadir jailed for 10 years for Polly Peck theft
Former CEO of failed conglomerate sentenced to 10 years at Old Bailey for stealing £29m from his own company
Asil Nadir conviction: SFO says 'justice has been done' - video
Clare Whitaker from the Serious Fraud Office reads a statement after former Polly Peck boss Asil Nadir was found guilty of stealing £28.6m from company coffers
