Rights group faults Ekweremadu's UK trial - Punch Newspapers

“It is submitted that even in the United States, if a person with immunity is alleged to have committed a crime or faces a civil lawsuit, the Department of State alerts the government that the diplomat works for.”

It added, “The Department of State also asks the home country to waive immunity of the alleged offender so that the complaint can be moved to the courts. If immunity is not waived, prosecution cannot be undertaken. “Diplomatic immunity can be waived only by the government of the official’s home country. In most cases, this happens only when the official commits or witnesses a serious crime not related to their diplomatic role.

“In Ekweremadus’ case it is not clear whether the Nigerian government waived the immunity or Senator Ike Ekweremadu waived the immunity. One thing that is clear is that No African/ Asian country will arrest and detain an American legislator bearing a Diplomatic Passport or a legislator from Europe bearing a Diplomatic Passport without first“It is submitted that equality before the law is one of the Cardinal principles of the Rule of Law.

“We submit that the said trial of Senator Ekweremadu in the United Kingdom Court constitutes a grave assault on ‘The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 196’, as it fails to follow international standards and due procedures for trial of officials having Diplomatic immunity.”All rights reserved.

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