Bailiffs seize BNP boss Nick Griffin's car
By Gary Anderson 4/09/2011
BNP leader Nick Griffin’s car has been seized by bailiffs trying to claw back his party’s £600,000 debts.
High Court enforcement officers turned up at the far-right party chief’s home in Welshpool, Powys, with a lorry and orders to take his Skoda on Friday morning.
Eddy Butler, one of Griffin’s former lieutenants, said the MEP claimed he had recently sold the car to a colleague who leased it back to him.
But after Griffin failed to provide proof the bailiffs took it away.
The BNP has racked up huge debts with small businesses and is engaged in legal battles with former employees and organisations.
A family-owned Belfast printing firm shut last week, blaming an unpaid BNP bill of £50,000 for its closure.
Senior officials are personally liable for party debts because of the unusual way the BNP is organised.
The BNP refused to comment yesterday.
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/2011/09/04/bailiffs-seize-bnp-boss-nick-griffin-s-car-115875-23394542/#ixzz1X4dDOyV5
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