The prosecution alleges that 58-year-old Becca used his companies to buy luxury watches between 2004 and 2011, without them being part of any official business.
During the second day in court, it became clear that the actual number of watches amounts to 879, not 842, which were bought in Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy, France, and Germany. The additional 37 time pieces were never registered, the prosecution retained on Wednesday. During a police questioning in 2015, Becca stated that the watches were never gifted to third parties.
The session on Wednesday further focused on transactional documents, which trace some of the investments made in the matter, including those of Becca's Hong Kong holding firm.
Becca also denied claims that his safe was unorganised at the time of the police raid. He emphasised that all watches were properly catalogued, and certificates kept separately for safety reasons. Naturally, nobody could expect that the officers have the same know-how he has, the investor stated in court. He provided a picture of his safe as proof.
Attorney Rosario Grasso, who represents Becca's former investment partner Eric Lux, also addressed the court on Thursday. Becca and Lux have been involved in an ongoing legal dispute for several years.
The court case will resume on Tuesday.
RTL Today article: Trial against Flavio Becca starts on Tuesday (12 Jan. 2021)
