[user104658]

Diplomatic immunity is important for the reasons bots has stated and its important that the HOST country can't over-ride immunity, because of the risk of corruption and false charges.

However, I think it should be expected as a matter of etiquette that when it is a genuine crime or legal issue, the diplomats country of origin waives immunity and proceedings go ahead.

Best of both worlds then as it removes the risk to the diplomat from the host country, as the ability to arrest / pursue charges would always have to be triggered by the diplomat's home country.

[Beso]

These are the diplomats that we are to believe when they spout of how bad brexit will be

......I don't think so sonny jim


Crooked bastards

[Marsh.]

I thought diplomatic immunity was in relation to another country's laws being in anyway different to that of their home country? So they are "immune" from it? How is she allowed to be "immune" from being involved in someone's death?

[Ammi]

...apparently, diplomatic immunity doesn’t apply to Anne Sacoolas...and she has actually been fully cooperative with the police since the incident.../...the story is not how it has been reported in the media...is what the media are reporting now../...confusing...

https://news.sky.com/story/diplomats...rents-11833917

[Ammi]

The UK and US have agreed to end the "anomaly" that allowed the woman suspected of causing Harry Dunn's death to claim diplomatic immunity.

A court heard last month that the "secret agreement" permitted Anne Sacoolas to return to her home country after a road crash which killed the 19-year-old in August last year outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire.

Despite the document now being amended, Harry's alleged killer still remains in the US.

His mother Charlotte Charles said the announcement was a "huge step forward" - adding that one of the family's aims was for this to "never happen to another family again".

But she added their campaign would continue for Ms Sacoolas to be brought back to the UK.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the changes mean a similar tragedy "could not happen again".


He added: "I know these changes won't bring Harry back, and I appreciate the pain and suffering the family are still going through.

https://news.sky.com/story/harry-dun...omaly-12033855

[Oliver_W]

Diplomatic immunity should only be applied in this case if it turns out she's secretly a CIA agent and Harry Dunn was some kind of terrorist, which I'd say is ... unlikely.

I'm pretty sure diplomatic immunity was never meant to be for cases where reckless driving took an innocent life.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Diplomatic immunity should only be applied in this case if it turns out she's secretly a CIA agent and Harry Dunn was some kind of terrorist, which I'd say is ... unlikely.

I'm pretty sure diplomatic immunity was never meant to be for cases where reckless driving took an innocent life.

I agree. I see the need for diplomatic immunity but up till now it's been easily flouted.

[Captain.Remy]

No diplomatic immunity for anybody. Plain and simple.
You did something wrong, your job shouldn't keep you safe from consequences.