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     Musicfan Celebrity Bewarse Username: Musicfan Post Number: 45760 Registered: 05-2004 Posted From: 66.117.193.162 Rating: N/A |
As a consular officer, Khobragade had certain privileges — even if she did not have diplomatic immunity — which New Delhi believes were denied to her. She had limited immunity as a consular officer and could be arrested only if her crime was grave. The government is backing Khobragade's lawyer's contention that if her crime was indeed grave, why she was released on bail just two hours after her arrest. The state department earlier responded to the summoning of envoy Nancy Powell by foreign secretary Sujatha Singh by declaring that the consular officer did not have immunity under VCCR. India, however, sees this as an attempt to deflect attention from the real issue — the humiliation in public of an Indian diplomat. New Delhi has highlighted how the US authorities had violated Article 41 (Section 3) of VCCR which says that proceedings against a consular officer "shall be conducted with the respect due to him by reason of his official position." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Diplomat-Devyani-strip-searched-India-s nubs-US-team/articleshow/27488890.cms Bhai - Audio Review |