– alleges plaintiff was in casino in drunken state molesting other patrons

AUSTRALIAN national, Mr Muammer Princcioglu, who is employed by the Princess Casino Guyana in the capacity of Assistant Manager, was summoned to appear yesterday before a magistrate in the Georgetown Magisterial District to answer a private criminal charge brought against him by Paul James.

According to a press statement from the Princess Casino Guyana, in the private criminal charge it is alleged that on May 24, 2014 the plaintiff was assaulted by the said manager at the casino.

The manager, Mr Muammer Princcioglu and by extension the Princess Casino Guyana rejects outright this allegation, and specifically denies that the plaintiff was assaulted by the said manager at the material time or at all.

In fact, the statement claimed, it was the plaintiff who was in the casino in a drunken state molesting other patrons, thereby interfering with the proper operation of the casino and in complete disobedience of the rules regarding conduct in the casino. The Princess Casino will further contend that upon being asked to leave the premises because of his disorderly conduct the plaintiff loudly avowed that he will take any and all steps to get even with the casino management for asking him to leave.

At yesterday’s hearing Mr Princcioglu was placed on $20,000 bail and was ordered to lodge his passport with the court. Thereafter, he was handcuffed and paraded like a common criminal prior to his bail being posted shortly after.

It is the respectful view of Princcioglu and the Princess Casino Guyana that this is a carefully orchestrated plan designed to make good on the threats of the plaintiff to get even with the casino management.

The casino stated that it is confident that the manager would be vindicated at trial when the court has the benefit of the litany of compelling evidence that Princess Casino Guyana has in its possession to prove its defence.

The Princess Casino said further, that it recognises its responsibility to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for its customers as well as its employees and has the obligation to take any and all reasonable steps to ensure that this occurs at all times.

As such, the Princess Casino Guyana stands by its manager’s decision to ask the plaintiff to leave the premises in the interest of the safety and welfare of the casino employees and customers and on his failure to so do, to request security personnel to escort the plaintiff off the premises which was done, the press statement concluded.