Post by beatie08 on Jul 29, 2008 1:16:51 GMT -5
SONNY BILL IN TROUBLE
SONNY Bill Williams officially became a wanted man last night, with his assets set to be frozen and legal investigators sent to find him in France.
Williams' Department of Immigration records have been seized, allowing the Supreme Court to check where he will be staying in France. He has been threatened with arrest if he does not comply.
In a series of explosive revelations yesterday, the court heard Williams' sometime manager Khoder Nasser's "disgraceful conduct" had seen him orchestrate a series of meetings in which Williams had put forward his credentials as a club captain.
He had also attended a meeting to discuss the Bulldogs' 2009 season as recently as last Thursday, the court heard.
Club lawyer Arthur Moses told Supreme Court Justice Robert Austin that Williams had also claimed he could also serve as an inspiration to others.
"I want to see myself as a leader and I want to be a leader of the Polynesian people," the Bulldogs player said.
The Bulldogs yesterday sought to impose an injunction on Williams, which would prevent him from taking up an offer to play in the French rugby union.
However, Justice Austin warned the Bulldogs' "blitzkrieg strategy" could be in vain because Williams was outside the court's jurisdiction.
"He could be on the playing field on Saturday in (French city) Toulon for all I know," he said.
Williams landed in London last night, where Customs officials questioned him about the status of his visa.
Mr Nasser, who was not in court yesterday, has been subpoenaed to provide documents relating to information on Williams's whereabouts by Thursday.
The court heard Williams had called members of his family, Mr Nasser and close friends Solomon Haumono and Anthony Mundine as an increasingly desperate NRL attempted to appease him in the weeks leading up to his defection.
SONNY Bill Williams officially became a wanted man last night, with his assets set to be frozen and legal investigators sent to find him in France.
Williams' Department of Immigration records have been seized, allowing the Supreme Court to check where he will be staying in France. He has been threatened with arrest if he does not comply.
In a series of explosive revelations yesterday, the court heard Williams' sometime manager Khoder Nasser's "disgraceful conduct" had seen him orchestrate a series of meetings in which Williams had put forward his credentials as a club captain.
He had also attended a meeting to discuss the Bulldogs' 2009 season as recently as last Thursday, the court heard.
Club lawyer Arthur Moses told Supreme Court Justice Robert Austin that Williams had also claimed he could also serve as an inspiration to others.
"I want to see myself as a leader and I want to be a leader of the Polynesian people," the Bulldogs player said.
The Bulldogs yesterday sought to impose an injunction on Williams, which would prevent him from taking up an offer to play in the French rugby union.
However, Justice Austin warned the Bulldogs' "blitzkrieg strategy" could be in vain because Williams was outside the court's jurisdiction.
"He could be on the playing field on Saturday in (French city) Toulon for all I know," he said.
Williams landed in London last night, where Customs officials questioned him about the status of his visa.
Mr Nasser, who was not in court yesterday, has been subpoenaed to provide documents relating to information on Williams's whereabouts by Thursday.
The court heard Williams had called members of his family, Mr Nasser and close friends Solomon Haumono and Anthony Mundine as an increasingly desperate NRL attempted to appease him in the weeks leading up to his defection.