Ersin Tatar worked for Polly Peck and is now the minister of finance in the northern Cyprus administration.

BBC: Asil Nadir: City conman with 'dangerous charisma'

He then saw Ersin Tatar, the assistant treasurer at PPI, in the security officer's room and spoke to him about the pieces of paper.

BBC: Asil Nadir employee 'tore up transfer evidence'

The papers showed the name and address of Ersin Tatar and details from Barclays bank statements and references to financial transfers to Impexbank in 1990, a Turkish bank purchased in 1988 by Asil Nadir.

BBC: Asil Nadir employee 'tore up transfer evidence'