The Greenwich Council's Licensing Review Sub Committee opted to suspend the Woolwich Snooker Club's licence for six weeks rather than revoke it based on a police request. This followed a violent incident involving director Tacim Yavuz, who physically assaulted a customer. Despite police concerns regarding Yavuz's conduct, including his escalation of the conflict, the incident was ultimately closed without charges due to the victim's lack of cooperation. Yavuz's legal representative countered the police's claims, emphasizing the presumption of innocence and arguing against the accusations made in the meeting.
The police argued that the CCTV footage from the incident demonstrated Mr. Yavuz's failure as a responsible Premises Licence Holder, highlighting his actions as escalating, rather than deescalating, the situation.
Mr. Dadds, representing Mr. Yavuz, argued that the police mishandled the accusation process, insisting that the presumption of innocence is paramount and that there were no factual findings against his client.
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