A French taxi driver accused of stealing from David Lammy has been acquitted due to a lack of evidence. Nassim Mimun, 40, drove Lammy and his wife Nicola Green over 600km from Italy to the French Alps in April last year. However, when the fare was finalized, the tone escalated, leading Mimun to drop their luggage at a municipal police station later that day.
The driver claimed Lammy had refused to pay €700 of the €1,550 bill and became aggressive when asked. However, this claim was deemed unconvincing by prosecutors. The driver's actions were seen as theft due to the length of time he kept the passengers' belongings in his possession.
Lammy and Mimun both filed complaints, but only Lammy's was deemed substantial enough for a charge of theft to be brought against the Frenchman. Despite the accusations, prosecutors found that they lacked sufficient evidence to prove Mimun guilty.
The Foreign Office stated that Lammy and his wife were victims in the case, with Lammy denying he had refused to pay the driver. The incident occurred during a state visit to Italy, where Lammy was meeting King Charles, before continuing on to the French Alps for a private holiday.
The driver claimed Lammy had refused to pay €700 of the €1,550 bill and became aggressive when asked. However, this claim was deemed unconvincing by prosecutors. The driver's actions were seen as theft due to the length of time he kept the passengers' belongings in his possession.
Lammy and Mimun both filed complaints, but only Lammy's was deemed substantial enough for a charge of theft to be brought against the Frenchman. Despite the accusations, prosecutors found that they lacked sufficient evidence to prove Mimun guilty.
The Foreign Office stated that Lammy and his wife were victims in the case, with Lammy denying he had refused to pay the driver. The incident occurred during a state visit to Italy, where Lammy was meeting King Charles, before continuing on to the French Alps for a private holiday.
we're so quick to assume the worst about people, but sometimes it's just a big ol mess. and lammy's all about bein the victim now, but what if he was the one who was outta line in the first place? i don't know, maybe i'm just thinkin too much about this... but it makes me wonder, how many other times have we been misled by our own emotions and biases? 
. I don't know about you guys, but to me, it seems pretty clear that this Mimun fella was trying to scam Lammy out of some cash.
thinking about how much money he's lost. Anyway, on the bright side, it sounds like Lammy's got some fancy travel stories to tell now 
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because prosecutors couldn't prove squat on him! 
it's wild how Lammy's all like "I didn't refuse to pay" but the cops were all like "yeah sure buddy". 
and can you even imagine being stuck in a taxi w/ your luggage just chillin' for hours? 
anyway I'm just glad the driver isn't behind bars, but I do feel bad for Lammy & Nicola - that must've been so frustrating 
- I mean, 600km is like, a long way to go over disagreements over a taxi fare 
. the fact that Mimun was keeping their luggage for like, days on end? that's just not right 
. can we talk about how the prosecution's lack of evidence was just... lacking 
. anyway, glad to hear that Mimun got off scot-free (I guess?), but yeah, still kinda weird about the whole thing 
I mean, can you believe this? A guy gets robbed by a taxi driver and the driver just drops all his luggage at a police station? That's like, not cool at all... I'd be pretty mad if that happened to me! 
And now the driver is acquitted because they don't have enough evidence? It's just frustrating. The whole thing seems so fishy. I mean, who tries to steal money from someone and then drops all their luggage and pretends it was the victim's fault? 
. It's not like the guy was asking for much – just his luggage back. But I guess when it comes to getting out of trouble in France, you've gotta have some solid evidence, right? 
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. Sometimes it feels like justice isn't served when there's no proof. Hopefully Lammy and his wife were able to move forward from this experience without any lasting effects 