Bassam Naser, a Dublin GP whose imprisonment for tax evasion prompted a campaign for leniency, has been declared bankrupt at the High Court.
The Sutton-based doctor, whose case was championed by Finian McGrath, a minister of state, as well as locals such as Riverdance creator John McColgan and Howth seafood producer Michael Wright, was sentenced to 16 months in prison last June after pleading guilty to not paying almost 100,000 in income tax. He is currently serving his sentence in Loughan House, a low-security prison in Co Cavan.
The GP, a leading member of the Palestinian community in Ireland, petitioned the court for his own bankruptcy. Those who do so must prove they have made an honest attempt to repay their creditors. His applicati…
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