BBC has an update on the Harry Dunn case.
Looks good.
Mr Dunn, 19, died when his motorbike was in a crash with a car near RAF Croughton, Northamptonshire, in 2019.
The suspect Anne Sacoolas later left for the United States and last week judges accepted she "enjoyed immunity from UK criminal jurisdiction".
The spokesman for Mr Dunn's family said they were "delighted" over the appeal.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has been contacted for comment.
The legal challenge by Mr Dunn's parents Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn claimed suspect Mrs Sacoolas, 43, should not have been granted immunity.
Mrs Sacoolas, whose husband Jonathan worked as a technical assistant at the RAF base, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving in December.
An extradition request was denied in January - a decision later described as "final". Anne Sacoolasimage copyrightAiken Standard Archive image captionAnne Sacoolas, pictured on her wedding day in 2003, cited diplomatic immunity after the crash and returned to the US
But Lord Justice Flaux and Mr Justice Saini concluded "that Mrs Sacoolas enjoyed immunity from UK criminal jurisdiction at the time of Harry's death".
After the ruling, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: "While this judgment makes clear the Foreign Office acted properly and lawfully throughout, I appreciate that won't provide any solace to the family in their search for justice."
He added that they were "clear that Anne Sacoolas needs to face justice in the UK."
Speaking after their application to appeal was granted, the Dunn family's spokesman, Radd Seiger, said: "Harry's parents are delighted that the court has granted permission in their case as it signals that the judges accept that their decision may be wrong."
Edited by Ominae on Feb 4th 2021 at 2:19:43 AM
Update. Some news outlets are reporting that Sacoolas may have been working with American intelligence at the time of the accident that killed Harry Dunn.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/04/251_307229.html
The wife of the Belgian ambassador to the ROK Peter Lescouhier is being investigated for alledgly assaulting a saleswoman by slapping her at a shop in Seoul.
The Yongsan Police Station is in charge.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/04/251_307769.html
Another diplomatic incident, this time from the Pakistani Embassy in South Korea.
The new junta coup has sparked protests from rumors that the old one's trying to seek refuge within a French base to mount a counterattack.
French Embassy was targeted.
Picked up news that Anne Sacoolas pleaded guilty for being involved in the death of Harry Dunn via car crash.
I’ll go and look for the article if I can find it for details.
Edited by Ominae on Oct 29th 2022 at 5:40:44 AM
Meanwhile.
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202210270008
Taiwanese MOFA said that they won’t seek further legal action against Managua for taking their embassy. They’ll work with other countries instead to hold Ortega accountable.
Beijing told its diplomats at the Chinese consulate in Manchester to leave over the incident of a pro-HK democracy protestor being dragged from the street to its grounds to get pummeled.
Looks like a Quran burning in Sweden led to the occupation of the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad.
Russian bombardment of Odesa has damaged a building used by the Chinese Consulate General.
https://twitter.com/United24media/status/1681972412630351872
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gilad-erdan-united-nations-iran-b2414707.html
Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan was escorted out of the General Assembly while Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was giving a speech. Erdan was seeing holding a photo of Mahsa Amini.
Well, the pro-Israel groups are condemning the UN reps who aren't joining Erdan in solidarity.
Heard that he's released.
Edited by Ominae on Sep 20th 2023 at 12:40:23 PM
The pot calling the kettle black
Every Hero has his own way of eating yogurt
Pathetic
Chinese Consulate in San Francisco got breached by a sedan that rammed inside. Driver's shot by San Francisco police. He died in the nearest hospital after being brought there.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67166271
A New Zealander landlord lost a court case to get Chinese diplomats to pay the fine for leaving a rented house without cleaning it up. Chandler Investments Limited claimed NZ$960 ($559;£462) over it.
It was dismissed due to sovereign immunity rights.
The landlord doesn't want to rent properties out to diplomats anymore cause of this problem.
State Department says that Avraham Gil, whose father is in charge of the Israeli consulate in Miami, does not have immunity and will face charges of running over a Sunny Isles Beach police lieutenant intentionally.
Been able to scope out things with the Iranian Embassy in Damascus being bombed and all that:
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights compiled the casualty list as of today:
https://www.syriahr.com/en/329999/
https://www.syriahr.com/en/330101/
- 7 IRGC soldiers/officers
- 5 militiamen from the Front for the Liberation of the Golan, a pro-Hezbollah/Syrian militia
- 1 Hezbollah fighter
- 2 civilians
Now there are questions on whether the Israeli military is justified in the air strikes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/world/europe/interpreter-israel-syria-embassy.html
Aurel Sari, professor of international law at Exeter University (UK) mentions the following:
In summary, international law does not mention anything regarding a third party. Only things between two states (eg the murder of Jamal Khashoggi).
Sari does note that the debate regarding attacks on territory of third countries.
Then there's this consideration to make:
Iran has long blurred the lines between its diplomatic missions and its military operations in the Middle East. It selects its ambassadors to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen — countries that make up the “axis of resistance” — from the commanders of the Quds Forces, the external branch of the Revolutionary Guards Corps, rather than its career diplomats. In 2021, Mohammad Javad Zarif, then Iran’s foreign minister, said in a leaked recording that Iran’s foreign policy in the region is determined by its field military operations and not traditional diplomacy set by the foreign ministry.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/04/strike-irans-consulate-syria-could-be-spark-ignites-middle-east
Chatham House mentions that the attack on the Iranian embassy will force the Iranian military to try other tactics to avoid being caught with its pants down.
Me whenever I see this thread pop up:
Singaporean diplomat (no longer in Japan now) was questioned for taking photos of a teenage boy naked.
IIRC, the NPA made contact with Singaporean MFA about the issue.
Edited by Ominae on May 2nd 2024 at 6:08:42 AM
Looks like Singaporean MFA is willing to help the NPA by removing the diplomat's immunity if the evidence is proven true as soon as they bear out.
"There are big signs -- you can't park there! They SHOULD get towed! I HOPE THEY GET TOWED TO QUEENS! AND THE TRIBOROUGH IS CLOSED! AND THERE'S A BIG CRAFTS SHOW AT SHEA! A FLEA MARKET OR A TRACTOR SHOW!"