Carlton Hotel controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1997
Murder of hotel manager
Two hotel employees murdered the assistant banquet manager in June 1997 after he found them drinking while on duty. They concealed the body in a linen room and were later sentenced to twenty-three years in prison each.
1988
Police crackdown on Carlton employee protest
In May 1988, police arrested 245 uniformed black Carlton employees who were protesting outside the hotel over severance pay expectations after Western International's withdrawal. The demonstration was broken up with batons and dogs under the Internal Security Act, attracting international attention because foreign travel agents were staying at the hotel for a tourism convention.