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© 2019 AFPTrudeau says China ignored diplomatic immunity in detaining Canadian
By MARTIN OUELLET-DIOTTE OTTAWA©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Chip Star
I doubt Meng has a diplomatic passport given she's an executive at Huawei.
theFu
Was Meng travelling on a diplomatic passport? No?
Was Kovrig travelling on a diplomatic passport or with a personal one?
M3M3M3
The idea that a former diplomat now working at a private company would still be covered by diplomatic immunity just because he originally entered the country on a diplomatic passport is a bit far fetched. It goes beyond anything that the drafters or original signatories to the Vienna convention would consider reasonable.
If you read the recital to the convention, it states:
It's hard to see how Kovrig should be entitled to assert any immunity for activities which have nothing to do with the performance of Canadian diplomatic missions in China.
lostrune2
Canada could suspend diplomatic immunity passes for Chinese in Canada