He is a key witness of the Kim Kardashian robbery evening nine years ago. But in front of the Paris Assize Court on Wednesday, the driver returned to the rush and in disaster with the bodyguard at the hotel of the American star does not remember anything.
The man in jeans and black sweatshirts at the helm sets the tone direct: “I don’t have much to tell you, I don’t even know why I’m here”.
“It is serious”, it is “important”, “make a little effort of memory”, the accused face “heavy sorrows”, tries to raise awareness several times President David in the face of this not very engaging witness or engaged in his deposition.
On the evening of October 2, 2016, he was called to the rescue by the usual driver company who manages the Kardashian family. Kim, who came for Fashion Week, and her sister Kourtney, go out a lot, all time. The principal driver is exhausted and needs a relay for this night.
“I started late, I was with one of Kim Kardashian’s sisters,” said the witness at the helm. Which? “I don’t know, they all look alike”.
The president wanted a “spontaneous” story of his memory of the evening, he will have to tear the answers one by one.
“Life continues”
In the memory of Mohamed Q., he deposits that evening (around 2 a.m.) Kourtney Kardashian and the family’s bodyguard at the Arc nightclub. Tired by having planned to leave early the next morning in the United States, Kim Kardashian stayed in his room of the discreet luxury hotel “No Address”, rue Tronchet.
“A quarter of an hour later,” he sees the bodyguard leaving the nightclub while running. “He said to me:” Rolle quickly towards the hotel, calls the police, a problem is happening “. He speaks English … “Call the police”, “explains the witness.
“Is that what you do?” asks the president.
“I even remember any more if I managed to have them, in addition I was in the opposite direction on the Champs Élysées”.
“Ah yes anyway”.
Arrived at the hotel a few minutes later, said the witness, the bodyguard rushes inside, but left on the sidewalk.
He will understand “vaguely” that there was robbery, forcrew Kim Kardashian in his hotel room, but no more, he assures the president who looks at him round eyes.
Because certainly, the time has spent – nine years since the Queen of Influencers has been shirked nine million euros in jewelry – admits the magistrate, but still. He rereads the witness the testimony he had made before the police at the time, the day after the facts.
The driver had detailed how, contrary to what he has just told, he had returned to the hotel with the bodyguard. Had opened the door of the service staircase and discovered the receptionist “tied up with the feet with serflex (Editor’s note: tightening necklaces) And handcuffs on the wrists, ”he described.
“I don’t remember”
“I don’t remember,” says the witness at the helm, not destabilized for a penny.
The president increases the tone, incredulous. “Do you not remember having seen a man tied up at the mansion?”
“I don’t remember”. The president fixes it at length in silence.
“It didn’t score you”. “I imagine that in your life, you don’t see a tied man every day?”
The witness confirms. New silence. “Are we serious there?” Asks the president. “Ah yes more than serious”.
“Haven’t you marked this story at all?”
“Ah no frankly not at all,” says the witness.
“But the whole world is aware!” strangle the president.
“Ah no, but for me life continues, in addition I did not earn money that night, I was not paid finally”.
The hearings of witnesses continue in the afternoon, with that of the principal driver of Kim Kardashian during the stay, then that of his bodyguard.
