North Korean Ambassador Caught and Released

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,810163,00.html

01/19/2012

Illegal Fishing

North Korean Ambassador Caught and Released

Berlin police recently caught the North Korean ambassador to Germany fishing without a license, according to local media reports. But there was nothing they could do -- the envoy enjoys diplomatic immunity.

In recent years, there have been numerous reports of foreign diplomats in Berlin abusing their diplomatic immunity by committing crimes. Traffic violations appear to be the most common offense, but diplomats have also been accused of exploiting domestic employees and even theft. Most of the time, all they have to do is show their diplomatic passport to get off scot-free.

This week, it would seem, a new transgression must be added to the list. Berlin newspapers are reporting that the North Korean ambassador to Germany did a bit of fishing on Sunday -- albeit without a license.

According to reports in dailies Berliner Morgenpost and BZ, Berlin police discovered a man fishing on the Havel River in the city's Spandau neighborhood on Sunday afternoon. When the officials asked to see the man's fishing license, he apparently responded by saying he was the North Korean ambassador.

[rhiannon55]

1. Love the title: Caught and Released

I knew the story would involve fishing. Punny.

[marasinghe]

2. remember free fish for the Kim mourners?

[pinboy3niner]

3. Good. They're tough to de-bone and they taste like crap.

[jberryhill]

4. If that one was stocked, you can't do that

I was kind of surprised that in Delaware, you need a trout stamp to hook trout, or even fish on a stocked stream. We only have stocked trout, so you are actually not allowed to catch and release.