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Originally Posted by kirbwarrior
However, this only applies to external affairs, you can still be punished for spying or otherwise taking advantage of your situation.
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Note that Diplomatic Immunity is as sweeping as it is because if it was in any way accepted that foreign powers were allowed to punish the diplomat, for
anything, whether that is spying or abusing their position, what's stopping them from just saying he was spying or abusing his position?
If you want your Messengers to have any practical protection at all, you need to think carefully about who is allowed to accuse them of any crime, whether that's spying, abusing their position or something else, and who judges such accusations.
Because otherwise, every noble or other figure with law enforcement powers can potentially get away with imprisoning, torturing and killing any Messenger who fails to do what they say. They'll just maintain he was spying and even round up a few witnesses among their retinue.