http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18625773 This little news item seems to have slipped under the radar somehow, question is what are the authorities gonna do about him? seems he was worried he might have to pay tax. I'm hoping jail and asset stripping.
He should be jailed, but no doubt he'll get away with it. I can't see how anyone could justify imprisoning a man for eight and a half years for accepting a bribe, and clear the guy paying him of any wrongdoing.
Ecclestone is a powerful man. He has friends such as Mosley; di Montezemolo; Murdoch; the Bahraini Royalty; and Flab –to name but a very few. The thing is that Gribkowsky has been jailed for "taking bribes". This means that bribes must have been accepted, and therefore offered in the first place. In other words, this jail sentence also proves that Ecclestone bribed him, for one cannot occur without the other. Ecclestone's denial of the money he paid Gribkowsky being a bribe, is in direct contradiction of his own statement in the very same article: "I paid him to keep calm and not to do silly things"; which is further backed up and proved through Gribkowsky's conviction! However, as I have already suggested, he is very well-in with the establishment. I would therefore be very surprised if the justice system also sends him to jail. If it turns out to be the case –as I and other cynics expect– that he is not tried and convicted of bribery, it is clear evidence of an essentially corrupt legal system. No wonder it's not making the headlines eh, Miggins?…
yeah, the whole thing stinks, if I want someone to keep calm I make them a camomille tea. Basically he's either guilty of corrupton, or guilty of tax evasion, no one pays someone $40+ million unless thay are as guilty as hell.
As you say, Miggins: the whole thing stinks. I wonder if good people –who have faith in humanity and believe in right and wrong and the principles of justice; but are also passionate about global sports such as F1, soccer, Olympics or even Commonwealth cricket, which highlight inequalities– begin to wake up to the way of the world when they examine what goes on with powerful people; and the way in which some cases are prosecuted and others are conveniently left aside? It is simply disgraceful that those in positions of true power rarely have the courage to ignore what is in their own, personal interest… It makes me truly sick and I wish I didn't know that humanity works like this… P.S. I've also noticed your signature…
