The Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber heard that the Kurdish Man, granted anonymity, fled Iraq after his father and uncle even tried to burn the tattoos off his skin.
The married father made the shocking admission while giving evidence at London's Upper Tribunal as he seeks to overturn a finance industry ban and £1.8m fine by the City's regulator.
The 68-year-old took to the witness stand at London 's Upper Tribunal as he seeks to overturn a finance industry ban and £1.8m fine over his relationship with the disgraced late financier