Foreign diplomats can get away with murder. They are also escaping prosecution for rape, child abuse, indecent assault,fraud, bribery and possession of drugs and firearms.
For the first time, figures have been released showing the crimes committed by those who work behind the elegant facades of London’s embassies. They reveal that between 1999 and 2004, 122 serious offences were allegedly committed by embassy staff – and Britain is powerless to prosecute. These include allegations of murder by a Colombian diplomat, two counts of indecent assault from South Africa – including an incident of drunken groping – and Morrocan embassy officials accused of rape and child abuse.
Embassy staff from France and Germany, stand accused of assault; while India is accused of conspiracy to steal; Germany of facilitating illegal immigration to the UK; and the Dominican Republic of fraud and money laundering.
Under the 1961 Vienna Convention, foreign officials, their spouses, children and staff are protected from prosecution by their host country.
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