Asil Nadir, Britain’s most notorious fugitive returned today, landing at Luton airport with his possey of lawyers, personal staff and journalists. Fleeing Britain in 1993, Nadir had been due to answer 66 charges of theft and false accounting in a £34m fraud trial, but fled to France and then northern Cyprus in a private jet in the middle of the night. Returning to face the multimillion-pound fraud charge that followed the collapse of his Polly Peck food and electronics empire, Nadir remains positive of his innocence, confidently stating that “everybody should be deemed innocent before they are proven guilty.” However, journalists remain scathing, questioning Nadir, “if you didn’t steal, where is the money?” This is a question that will be resolved as of due course, Nadil due to appear at Old Bailey next Thursday to begin his trial. Until then, he will have to wear an electronic tag until the end of his trial and pay a bail surety of £250,000.