A taxi driver will be tried in France in November on charges of stealing the money and luggage of British Foreign Minister David Lami, who had taken over from Italy to a ski resort of the Alps.

After covering a distance of 600 kilometers, the driver and the minister, who was accompanied by his wife, were interconnected, but only Lami’s complaint was credible, Bonville’s prosecutor Boris Diffi explained.

The French taxi driver, headquartered in Avignon, was forbidden to drive and a guarantee of 2,000 euros. He will be tried on November 3 for theft of cash and personal belongings, Difo added.

According to the prosecutor, a confrontation due to disagreement, “the tones went up and, after investigating the case, the prosecution ruled that the version of the taxi driver” was not true.

Speaking to the La Provence newspaper, the driver claimed that he was never paid for the race he made on April 11th from Formi, Italy in Flin, France, at the request of the British Embassy in France. He also said that he was a victim of “attack and violence” on behalf of his clients.

The race, according to the driver, cost 1,550 euros.

When the two passengers got off the vehicle, “the driver left with their luggage in the trunk,” the prosecutor said. He handed them over the next day to a police station but “this is considered theft”, due to the period that kept the personal items of the minister and his wife. It is also believed to have received a sum of money from luggage, believing that this was Lami’s debt to the race.

The driver denies the accusations.

From London, the Foreign Ministry denied that Lami refused to pay the taxi driver and presented his minister and wife as “the victims” who had a short day after accompanying King Charles on his official visit to Italy.