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Old 04-05-2021, 11:22 PM   #30
malloyd
 
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Default Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Legal Immunity

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Originally Posted by David Johnston2 View Post
Yeah but there are three cases I know of off-hand where a diplomat did in fact get away with actual no fooling murder using their immunity. I'm particularly fond of the ambassador who murdered his wife and then burned her body in full view of the police and the press. The television cliche is supported by reality.
Except what then happened is he was deported back to Burma, where he was officially to be put on trial. Then he utterly vanished. Which wasn't unusual for people who displeased the regime of Burma in the late 1960s, and isn't generally a sign of a good outcome.
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