Luxembourg's Court of Appeal on Wednesday heard the defence of entrepreneur Flavio Becca, who was convicted of misusing funds and money laundering in March 2021.
Becca was accused of fraudulently purchasing watches using his company, Promobe Finance, but appealed his conviction.
On Wednesday, it was the turn of Becca's defence to make their case in the appeal trial. With more than 2,000 pieces of evidence, the parties involved at times seemed to struggle with keeping an overview .
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Becca's lawyers used their time to make the case that 319 watches, which the businessman paid with funds of his company Promobe Finance, were correctly declared at €6.5 million.
The majority of purchases were accounted for, argued lawyer Lydie Lorang. A few mistakes were admittedly made, but those can be attributed to an accountant who already took responsibility for his actions, she further noted.
Lawyer Hervé Termine argued that it is not illegal to buy watches with company funds and that his client never intended to hide anything. Becca informed the tax office about the purchases, and across 86 checks over a 15-year-period, authorities never criticised a single thing.
The Parisian star lawyer believes there to be neither penal nor fiscal aspects to the case, which is why he demanded that his client be acquitted on all accounts.
The trial will continue on Monday.
