10-08-2019, 06:11 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Washington, DC
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Originally Posted by BigT
Why wouldn't it be more discretionary, with the diplomat's country choosing whether or not to extradite based on the alleged crime and the evidence given?
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That literally is the system in place.
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Plus, how far does this extend? What counts as a diplomat?
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Immunity applies to all actions by diplomats. There’s been cases of diplomats literally engaging in murder and not being prosecuted (like the Libyan who shot a London cop from the window of his embassy in the early 1980s). A diplomat is someone that the receiving country approves to be in their country and enjoy immunity. Countries can’t just send diplomats into a country to enjoy immunity without the approval of the receiving country.
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