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Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 02:34 PM Oct 2019

UK says fatal crash suspect doesn't have diplomatic immunity

Source: Associated Press


Updated 4:15 am CDT, Sunday, October 13, 2019

LONDON (AP) — British media are reporting that the wife of an American official who left the U.K. after being involved in a fatal road accident no longer has diplomatic immunity.

BBC and Sky News said Sunday that U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab had told the family of Harry Dunn that "immunity is no longer pertinent" because the suspect has left the U.K.

The Foreign Office declined to comment.

Dunn, 19, was killed in August when his motorcycle collided with a car outside a British air force base in southern England used by the U.S. military. The alleged car driver, Anne Sacoolas, who is married to a U.S. official, subsequently left Britain.


Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/UK-says-fatal-crash-suspect-doesn-t-have-14518108.php

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UK says fatal crash suspect doesn't have diplomatic immunity (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2019 OP
"immunity is no longer pertinent" - because she has left the U.K. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #1
It is pertinent for extradition purposes. Sneederbunk Oct 2019 #2
wtf Skittles Oct 2019 #3
More likely she will consider a long vacation to one of these fine destinations lapfog_1 Oct 2019 #4

Skittles

(152,964 posts)
3. wtf
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 05:15 PM
Oct 2019

that woman needs to go back and do the right thing - plead guilty to what was a terrible accident and let justice prevail

she is adding to the emotional distress of the family and disgracing America

lapfog_1

(29,166 posts)
4. More likely she will consider a long vacation to one of these fine destinations
Tue Oct 15, 2019, 03:33 AM
Oct 2019

There are 33 countries with which Britain does not have an extradition agreement: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Bhutan, Cameroon, China, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mongolia, Namibia, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia

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