US EditionFrench taxi driver acquitted of stealing ‘incoherent’ David Lammy’s luggage
The French taxi driver was acquitted after a dispute over a €1,550 fare on a 600km trip due to insufficient evidence of theft, the prosecutor said.
- A French taxi driver accused of stealing from a British minister was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
- The driver took the minister's bags after a dispute over the fare and returned them the next day.
- The British government denied the minister refused to pay the 1,550 euro fare and said the minister was a victim.
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French taxi driver cleared of stealing cash and luggage from 'incoherent' David Lammy
A taxi driver has been cleared on all charges after being accused of stealing David Lammy's luggage, with the Deputy Prime Minister's account of events being described as "incoherent".Nasim Mimun, 40, was facing up to three years in prison for "fraudulently removing luggage and cash" when he arrived at the Bonneville Criminal Court in France on Monday. However, a judge ruled that there was "zero proof that Mimun intended to keep the goods".Mr Mi…
The British Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy had filed a complaint against a French taxi driver in April. The driver, accused of having taken the luggage of the statesman and his wife, was tried this Monday, November 3rd in Haute-Savoie. He was finally released. - Accused of stealing the luggage of an English minister, a relaxed French taxi driver (Police, justice and other facts).
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