Briton David Balantain is in jail in Dubai (UAE) for an unpaid taxi ride. This is on Saturday, November 4, reports The Independent. According to Balantine, the incident occurred in May 2013. He took a taxi with friends. They immediately had a dispute, who exactly to go on by car, and they asked the driver to stop. The car drove 150 feet (about 45 meters) to the nearest police officer. The taxi driver complained to the patrolman, and he stated that the Balantyne is obliged to pay for the trip. The man claims that he immediately withdrew 10 Arab dirhams (about two British pounds or about 160 rubles) at the ATM,. He threw the money to the driver through the window and continued his argument with his companions. However, the driver said that he was not paid, left the car and rushed to the British with his fists. After that, the policeman arrested Balantine. The court sentenced the British citizen to 69 days in prison for an unpaid taxi and accused of violating the regime of stay in the country, because during this time, Balantein ended his visa. At the same time, the passport was confiscated. In anticipation of the verdict the Briton spent two years in the UAE. He had to spend the night in hotel lavatories, as the hotel's paid reservation and cash savings ended.

According to the men, the government of the United Kingdom has done nothing to help him. The Sun clarifies that Balantine decided to share his story, which ended two years ago, with journalists against the backdrop of the scandal around Scot Jimmy Harron who spent three months in Dubai prison for accidentally touching another man's hip but never received a sentence.

Original article: The British told about the conclusion in Dubai because of a dispute with a taxi driver for two pounds.