"tone escalated"
"He dropped them off the next day at a municipal police station"
"victims"
"theft of cash and personal belongings"
A 40-year-old French taxi driver from Avignon drove David Lammy and his wife more than 600 kilometres from Forli, Italy, to the Flaine ski resort on April 11. A dispute arose at the end of the journey over the fare, reported at €1,550, and the "tone escalated." The driver left with the passengers' bags in his boot and returned them the next day to a municipal police station, a delay treated as theft. The driver accused Lammy of refusing to pay and complained of violence. The foreign ministry denied the fare refusal and described the couple as "victims." Both parties filed complaints; only Lammy's was deemed substantial and the driver was charged with "theft of cash and personal belongings." The driver was acquitted because of a lack of proof. Lammy was later replaced as foreign secretary and is now justice secretary and deputy prime minister.
Read at The Local France
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