Diplomatic Immunity is a form of legal immunity and a policy held between governments that ensures that diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country's laws . It is governed by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations(1961). It covers a wide variety of civil, criminal and administraive actions. Basically,allows diplomats to come and go as they fu_in please. You may even remember in one of the " Mel Gibson movies " , the South African bad guy kept on taunting Mel Gibson by slyly stating "Diplomatic Immunity ". Until Mel Gibson flattened him!
Ok , so here's the "DSK Rub". DSK as the former IMF Chief had travel documents "marked DIPLOMATIC " . So in response to the hotel maid's lawsuit , DSK's attorneys have made a motion to dismiss the case asserting "diplomatic immunity ". Interesting how this issue didn't come up in the failed criminal prosecution.
Anyway, DSK argues immunity and of course the plaintiff argues he wasn't a diplomat and moreover he was on "personal business " so any immunity wouldn't apply . No lose situation for DSK; Just gives him an extra bite at the apple in trying to get the action derailed!
Look anyone with a good attorney would play the same card. Remember, we're just in the early rounds.
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