On Wednesday 1 March, Ali Nuwagy Mohamed El-Akoury pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates' Court to working illegally at a Strelley pub on 14 May 2022
The court handed Mr El-Akoury an absolute discharge, but he now has a criminal record.
The prosecution follows an incident at the pub when Mr El-Akoury was working illegally as a door supervisor. Nottingham Police investigated the original incident and referred the case to the SIA who suspended Mr El-Akoury’s licence. Mr El-Akoury had held a front-line, door supervisor’s SIA licence until 03 November 2021. He subsequently renewed his licence to a non front-line licence which prevents him from working as a door supervisor.
Mr El-Akoury was interviewed under caution by SIA investigators on 07 July 2022 at Nottingham Central Police Station. During the interview he admitted that he had worked as a door supervisor without the correct licence and had not yet completed his first-aid training.
District Judge Pyle imposed an absolute discharge given that Mr El-Akoury misunderstood the licence renewal process. Mr El-Akoury was not required to pay court costs as he is in receipt of state benefits.
Jenny Hart, one of the SIA’s Criminal Investigation Managers, said:
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