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Article: 'I cleaned up nightclubs' ; The owner of the Dance Academy nightclub has taken the stand in his defence and told the jury: "I cleaned up nightclubs in this city."
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- Plymouth Evening Herald, The
- Article date:
- June 17, 2008
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The owner of the Dance Academy nightclub has taken the stand in
his defence and told the jury: "I cleaned up nightclubs in this
city."
Manoucehr Bahmanzadeh, 52, was in the witness stand for most of
yesterday and described working 24 hours a day to make the club a
success.
He said: "I cleaned up nightclubs in this city. I got rid of the
gangs. I did it and did it all on my own."
He also told the jury in giving evidence:
Offered to pay for a uniformed police officer to stand outside
the Dance Academy
Couldn't get decent door staff and suspected one was working for
a drug gang
Plymouth City Council had wanted to buy the Dance Academy for 12
years - and suggested that's why they closed the club ...