Day 195 - 04 Dec 95 - Page 39
1 MR. MORRIS: Is it possible for the witness to show the diary to
2 yourself and ------
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4 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No, it is not necessary because -- do you
5 have any objection to Mr. Rampton seeing the diary?
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7 THE WITNESS: No, not at all.
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9 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I regret to say there is absolutely nothing
10 in any of my diaries which would be of interest to anyone
11 at all. If you do not, then let Mr. Rampton just borrow
12 it. You can understand that all he will bring out in open
13 court is anything which he thinks is relevant to any issue
14 in the case.
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16 THE WITNESS: Of course.
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18 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you want any longer time? I will not sit
19 until 2.00.
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21 MR. RAMPTON: I do not need any longer than that.
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23 THE WITNESS: Excuse me. Will I get the original back?
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25 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, certainly. Unless there is some
26 particular point arises on it, you will be able to take it
27 away from court when you finish your evidence.
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29 THE WITNESS: OK.
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31 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, 2 o'clock.
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33 (Luncheon adjournment)
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35 Cross-Examined by Mr. Rampton Q.C.
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37 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, maybe I can give the diary back to
38 Mr. Alimi? There is one entry which he has recorded and I
39 will refer that during cross-examination, if I may. (To
40 the witness): Mr. Alimi, do you still have open in front
41 of you your three statements?
42 A. Yes.
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44 Q. You were 32 years old when you made this first statement in
45 1988; is that right?
46 A. Yes, that is correct.
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48 Q. I think you told us this morning -- correct me if I am
49 wrong -- that you came to this country about 10 years
50 before you first started working for McDonald's; is that
51 right?
52 A. That is right, in 75.
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54 Q. What had you done in this country before you started
55 working for McDonald's?
56 A. I had mainly studied.
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58 Q. Mainly?
59 A. Studied. I had done -- I came here as a student and
60 I was studying until 1982, and I did a two-year contract
