The complainant said the owner of the restaurant asked him if he had a mask, to which he responded that he was “exempt”. Photograph: Getty imagesA man who has lodged over half a dozen complaints alleging he was discriminated against for not wearing a face mask during the pandemic says he made a recording every time stepped inside a restaurant or other business premises for the last two years.
He alleged the restaurant discriminated against him on the grounds of disability on Saturday, August 28th 2021, when he said he was asked to show a medical cert to back up his assertion that he was exempt from wearing a face mask. “I asked the barman where’s the toilet. He asked if I had a mask. I said no, I’m exempt,” Mr Breban said.
He said he did have the letter with him but that he was not prepared to let the restaurant owner see it. “Do you not think it would have been more preferable to putting yourself and everybody else through all this that you would just show them proof of your exemption,” Ms O’Connell asked.