Playful-Technology-1 t1_isoab9j wrote on October 17, 2022 at 1:55 PM

Reply to comment by marcusaurelius_phd in Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up by AlxIp

They can be prosecuted even without their country lifting the immunity. What diplomatic immunity grants them is the chance to only be prosecuted by their own country.

If a diplomat commits a crime in their own country they can be prosecuted and, if they are charged with an infraction or a crime abroad, they can choose to be prosecuted by the country they're in. Examples could be something so minor -parking ticket- it's not worth the hustle (and it's better to keep cordial relations), something so ludicrous that there's no way the accusation will stand or when they fear worse repercussions from their own government in the case they were brought to court over there.

[deleted] t1_isonh1o wrote on October 17, 2022 at 3:34 PM

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Tef-al t1_it0ielb wrote on October 20, 2022 at 1:15 AM

Or kill a motorcyclist then flee back home where they won't face charges

Playful-Technology-1 t1_it0locq wrote on October 20, 2022 at 1:40 AM

Yes, it sucks when you're against someone who's rich and powerful and you're not. Most times, when we're talking about countries that have transparency laws and take seriously accountability and foreign reputation, it works, if we're not talking about those countries, it still sucks that you're against a diplobrat, Trump, Koplowitz, Hearst, Onassis....

Law is clear, they do have to face charges when they're in their own country. It's not like there's any that country doesn't have a precedent on letting the rich and powerful getting scott free .