question: By. Robert Verkaik. Last updated at 1:19 AM on 19th February 2012. Retired businessman Christopher Tappin played a farewell round of golf yesterday at his local Kent club where he has been a member for 50 years. Next weekend, he will probably be behind bars in one of America’s toughest institutions, facing ‘the worst of all prison nightmares’. For on Friday, the 65-year-old Kent Golf Society president must report to Heathrow Airport police station where he will surrender to two US marshals who will escort him to Texas to face accusations of selling arms to Iran – a crime that attracts a 35-year prison sentence. Before retiring, Christopher Tappin (pictured with his wife, Elaine) owned a freight shipping company, Brooklands International. US prosecutors accuse him of helping to buy industrial batteries which were being shipped from America to Iran. On his arrival in Houston, he will be strip-searched, handcuffed and manacled before being taken to a detention centre close to the Mexican border. If, as expected, he is refused  bail, he will be transferred to a Texan prison to await trial. Mr Tappin’s case – he was arrested last year on instructions from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency – has reignited the row over the cross-Atlantic transfer of suspects. Before retiring in 2008, Mr Tappin owned a freight shipping company, Brooklands International. US prosecutors accuse him of helping to buy five industrial batteries which were being shipped from America to Tehran. He claims that he thought they were for use in the car industry, but the Americans say they were a key component of its Hawk Air Defence Missile which were being sold without government permission. Mr Tappin claims he thought the batteries were for use in the car industry, but the Americans say they were a key component of its Hawk Air Defence Missile which were being sold without government permission. Above, missile weaponry in Iran. If he fights the case, he could spend two years in prison before he even takes a step in court. Gary Mulgrew, one of the NatWest Three, who was released in 2010 after pleading guilty to wire fraud in the wake of the Enron scandal, says he fears for Mr Tappin. ‘He’s about to enter into the worst of all nightmares – my heart really bleeds for him.’ Mr Mulgrew served part of his time at the notorious Big Spring prison in Texas. ‘You are in a room with 80 inmates. 'When they lock the doors at 10pm, you are on your own until 7am. The guards aren’t protecting you. I am a 6ft 2in Scotsman – Christopher  Tappin is 65. It really is inhumane.’ Mr Tappin said: ‘I was relying on the British justice system to protect me from false allegations made by a  maverick government agency clearly operating outside the law in the US. 'Our extradition laws completely fail to prevent such improper extraditions.’

answer: Christopher Tappin must report to Heathrow Airport police station on Friday. He will then be escorted to Texas by two US marshals.


question: Bastian Schweinsteiger rescued a point for Bayern Munich as the German Bundesliga leaders were held to a 1-1 draw by Cologne on Saturday. The Germany international grabbed an equalizer for Bayern in the 58th minute as Louis van Gaal's side missed the opportunity to increase their lead at the top of the table. Bayern had looked to be heading for their first defeat since November after former striker Lukas Podolski, who had earlier hit the post, gave Cologne the lead at the RheinEnergieStadion. Podolski struck a superb free-kick in the 32nd minute which deflected off goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt's hand and into the top-left corner of the net. But the impressive Thomas Mueller set up midfielder Schweinsteiger and he stroked the ball home from just inside the penalty area to secure a point for Bayern. Schalke are hot on the heels of the leaders after they cruised to a 4-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt to close the gap to two points thanks to goals from Joel Matip, Benedikt Howedes Ivan Rakitic and Kevin Kuranyi. Marcell Jansen scored the only goal of the game to ensure Hamburg remain in touch with the top three as they claimed a 1-0 win over Hertha Berlin at the HSH Nordbank Arena which left Hertha rooted to the bottom of the table. Stuttgart threw away a two-goal lead as they drew 2-2 with Werder Bremen. Sami Khedira and Pavel Pogrebnyak gave the visitors a 2-0 half-time advantage but Portugal striker Hugo Almeida pulled a goal back for Bremen before Torsten Frings leveled with nine minutes remaining. Elsewhere, Wolfsburg scored four second-half goals as they came from behind to a record a 4-1 win over Bochum thanks to a brace from Edin Dzeko and a goal apiece from Obafemi Martins and Jonathan Santana. Hannover clinched a vital three points over fellow relegation strugglers Freiburg with a 2-1 away victory as Papiss Demba Cisse put through his own net for the home side after Yacine Abdessadki had equalized Elson's opener for the visitors. In the day's late kick-off Borussia Dortmund kept up the chase for the Europa League with a routine 3-0 home victory over Borussia Monchengladbach. Egypt international Mohamed Zidan, who scored against England during the week, struck twice in the second half after Kevin Grosskreutz had given Dortmund the lead.

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Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger rescues a point for Bayern Munich at Cologne. Schalke are hot on the heels of Bayern after they cruised to a 4-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt. Marcell Jansen scores the only goal of the game as Hamburg beat Hertha Berlin. Hannover clinch a vital three points over fellow relegation strugglers Freiburg with a 2-1 away win.