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macafee2 6th October 2019 09:16

Time to rethink Diplomatic immunity
 
wife of a US diplomat has fled Britain because she is suspected of involvement in a fatal hit-and-run.

I appreciate that the rule may be there to prevent false charges against diplomats and their families but it should not allow them to evade justice.

How to make sure false charges are not crated while making them accountable for their actions will take some consideration, it does however need doing.

this post refers to according to press reports :-
The death of a young man, Harry Dunn, 19. He was on his motorbike and hit by a car being driven on the wrong side of the road, near RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire. It was a head-on crash and the young man died of his injuries in hospital

shame on the US

macafee2

kaiser 6th October 2019 13:28

Diplomatic immunity is abused for money laundering, drug smuggling and anything else you can think of.

It happens all the time, all over the world.

stevestrat 6th October 2019 13:58

Bit suspicious that she disappeared after assuring police she had no plans to leave the country.

macafee2 6th October 2019 15:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevestrat (Post 2766948)
Bit suspicious that she disappeared after assuring police she had no plans to leave the country.

tongue in cheek, she didn't at the time, her plans changed and the two are not connected. I should be a politician.

I hope it becomes news in the USA and the people there do something about it...extradite her. I hope our government do all they can to get her back and if she is guilty of a "crime" she is given an additional sentence for trying to evade justice but she may voluntarily return to face questioning


macafee2

wraymond 6th October 2019 21:01

A new slant on The Diplomatic Bag.

macafee2 8th October 2019 19:01

Apparently Diplomatic immunity is rarely waived.

macafee2

stevestrat 8th October 2019 19:13

BBC is reporting that the story has struck a chord with a lot of Americans who don't think its right that she can hide behind diplomatic immunity.

wraymond 9th October 2019 08:24

'Our' diplomatic establishment is not exactly famous for its aggressive approach to foreign law breakers. More inclined to quietly file it under 'NFA'. USA embassy owes millions in fines and London traffic zone non-payments. They could start by dis-inviting that pompous twerp of their ambassador that lords it here in his grace and favour palace. He is the overall boss of US diplomacy here, yet not a word has he said. Redundant. 'Diplomatic bag' should be reserved for strategic and confidential information only. In other words, what you can get in a briefcase.

KWIL 9th October 2019 09:30

Diplomatic Immunity should only apply where a Host State wishes to move against a Diplomat. If a Diplomat (or anyone covered by DI) "offends" against the laws of the Host, then DI should not apply.

Rev Jules 9th October 2019 10:31



Some of our guys had speeding fines from France recently, they should apply for Diplomatic Immunity from paying only fair. :D

Rev.


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