Originally Posted by
Arfur Europe
I never thought I'd say it, but well done on the Tory FS for standing up for that poor, poor man.
This quote says it all:
About 22,000 people are entitled to diplomatic immunity in Britain – this includes diplomats and their families. Last month the high court ruled that one of the world’s richest men – Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani, the former prime minister of Qatar – could not be sued in London over claims that agents acting on his behalf falsely imprisoned and tortured a British citizen, because he is protected by diplomatic immunity.
In that case, Hammond’s deputy, James Duddridge, said that “it is ultimately for the court to decide whether a foreign diplomat in the UK enjoys immunity in any particular case”.