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                                                                  DAY 213
 
                                            SEMIR KHAZNA, Cross-examined:
 
 
 
     1
     2   Q.   Professional, yes.  So you then approached your Supervisor
     3         -- is that Mark -----
     4        A.  Senior Supervisor.
     5
     6   Q.   He is a Senior Supervisor.  You told him about all these
     7        problems, did you?
     8        A.  Yes, I communicated with my senior, yes.
     9
    10   Q.   About him being dishonest ---
    11        A.  Yes, I did.
    12
    13   Q.   -- cash discrepancies?  Right.  His solution was to
    14        transfer him to another store that was not having any
    15        problems?
    16        A.  It was a solution that I came up with, I put forward to
    17        my senior, yes.
    18
    19   Q.   That was your suggestion?
    20        A.  I did talk to him about it, yes.
    21
    22   Q.   Your Supervisor thought it was a good idea and that is what
    23        happened?
    24        A.  My Senior.
    25
    26   Q.   Senior Supervisor, sorry, yes?
    27        A.  Yes, because the store was not moving forward.
    28
    29   Q.   Was not moving forward -- the Heathrow one?
    30        A.  Yes.
    31
    32   Q.   You nominated Dave Roberts to take over.  I notice that you
    33        both started at the Enfield store, I think, is that right?
    34        A.  I was the -- I started before Dave at Enfield, yes.
    35
    36   Q.   Was that where you knew him from?
    37        A.  I have known Dave but it is the first time I have
    38        actually worked at Heathrow with him as a Manager to a
    39        Store Manager.
    40
    41   Q.   Is he a friend of yours?
    42        A.  I know him, yes.
    43
    44   Q.   Is he a friend of yours?  Was he a friend of yours at this
    45        time?
    46
    47   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do you mean a personal friend?
    48
    49   MS. STEEL:   Yes.
    50 
    51   THE WITNESS:  I have known Dave throughout my career, so I do 
    52        know him very well, yes. 
    53
    54   Q.   You have been friends for quite a few years?  You do not
    55        have a problem with saying he is your friend, do you?
    56        A.  No.  Everyone that I work with, you know, I can class
    57        as friends at work.
    58
    59   Q.   Right, but you go back quite a long way with Mr. Roberts?
    60        A.  Yes, and a few other people, yes.
 
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