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Malaysian diplomat accused of sexual assault in New Zealand

BuiKia

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He thinks he can get away like in Malaysia just because of his position?


According to wire reports, the man in his 30s is alleged to have followed a 21-year-old woman home and assaulted her last month. He was charged by New Zealand police with burglary and assault with the intent to rape, each of which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.


The man’s name and details of the case which could identify him have been withheld by a New Zealand judge.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is reported to have said Monday that it was New Zealand’s “very strong preference” that the man face trial in the country.

Key said the diplomat’s boss in New Zealand had been summoned by officials to emphasise how seriously New Zealand views the situation.

New Zealand’s courts sometimes suppress the details of those accused of sexual crimes in order to protect the identity of victims.
It was reported that New Zealand court officials were not immediately able to provide reasons for the suppression order in this case.
 

THE_CHANSTER

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He was charged by New Zealand police with burglary and assault with the intent to rape, each of which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.

Don't expect justice to be done anytime soon. Diplomatic immunity triumphs over everything from unpaid parking tickets to homicide.
 

frenchbriefs

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give u diplomatic powers and what does a m&d do with it?break into people's homes and try to rape them.....stupid monkeys.
 

songsongjurong

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http://weehingthong.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/our-shame-is-it-our-diplomat-who-is-wanted-for-burglary-and-assault-with-intent-to-rape/


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Force 136

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A Malaysian diplomat is believed to have been accused by New Zealand authorities of assault with the intention to commit rape.
Foreign reports have revealed that the diplomat, who was arrested on May 9, invoked his diplomatic immunity and fled from the country.
Following the incident, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said the country formally asked that the diplomat’s immunity be waived, but it was rebuffed.
Stuff.co.nz reported that should the man return to New Zealand, he could face prosecution for the alleged offences.

“We expect this diplomat to face consequences for his actions.

“It was the government’s strong preference that this person be held to account in New Zealand, but this was refused by the sending country,” Key reportedly said.
He added that an order was issued by New Zealand not to reveal details of the diplomat and where he was from as it would breach the suppression order.

“As a signatory to the Vienna Convention, our hands are effectively tied, but we still expect justice for the victim.

“We have been assured this individual will be held to account in his own country,” Key was quoted by stuff.co.nz.

The Vienna Convention states that foreign diplomats are not subjected to the jurisdiction of local courts and authorities.

It was designed that way to ensure that diplomats were allowed to carry out their duties with freedom, independence and security without interference from the host government.

However, Malaysiakini has alleged that the diplomat in question is a Malaysian who worked at the Malaysian High Commission based in Wellington.

The report stated that the man, in his 30s, followed a 21-year-old woman home and assaulted her.
 

Jah_rastafar_I

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if you had more m&ds in here they would actually make this into a racist issue and find a way to defend this m&d's actions.
 

PTADER

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All hail the Vienna Convention, only way to be free and yet commit crimes.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11286417

Editorial: McCully has many more apologies to consider



Foreign Minister Murray McCully has apologised to the Prime Minister for this diplomatic immunity debacle. His apologies should not stop there. He owes another to the state of Malaysia for suggesting it was entirely to blame for the immunity granted to a junior military officer at its High Commission in Wellington who was facing charges of burglary and assault with intent to rape.

When Malaysia's Foreign Minister responded that New Zealand had been a party to the decision, Mr McCully released an exchange of letters that seemed to give the lie to that claim. A more cautious minister would have suspected there was more to it when his counterpart had such a different understanding of events. Mr McCully ought to have checked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade before New Zealand said anything more.

Too late, he discovered that the ministry had been saying one thing in a letter to the High Commission and another thing in discussions with the Malaysians.

Mr McCully then had to admit his ministry may have given them "mixed messages" about whether it wanted Muhammed Rizalman Bin Ismail to be prosecuted in New Zealand.


When the minister has made amends to Malaysia, he could offer apologies to those his ministry has wronged in this country. He should start with the 21-year-old woman who was the victim of Ismail's alleged offences. Ministry officers appear to have been complicit in denying her justice. Then he ought to take responsibility for the way the ministry has handled this case and apologise for that.

Clearly, the ministry wanted the matter dealt with quietly and kept quiet. The incident occurred early in May yet Mr McCully says even he knew nothing about it until last Friday when the Herald on Sunday inquired into what had happened. If diplomats keep even their own minister in the dark over an issue of criminality, something is seriously wrong in the department's culture.

It may be that the minister lacks the trust of his officials, possibly dating from his scapegoating of the ministry head, John Allen, when drastic staffing reforms went septic early in the Government's life. Or it may be that diplomats have always regarded immunity as a subject to be kept within their profession. Their behaviour in this instance suggests they go to some trouble to look after each other.

They exchanged formal letters in which the host requested a waiver of immunity and the accused's Government's refused it. Yet all the while they were having informal discussions with the Malaysians who say they were willing to waive immunity but the host allowed them to invoke it.

Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said yesterday, "The New Zealand side had offered an alternative for the accused to be brought back to Malaysia."

Mr McCully wants to know why he was not told about this before he and the Prime Minister faced questions in public. He is too quick to blame his officials, again.

He ought to have made sure of his ground before allowing what he now calls, "the unseemly situation" in which he and Mr Aman were contradicting each other.

There ought to be no doubt of New Zealand's position when a foreign representative is accused of a serious crime. A waiver of immunity should always be sought strongly. If immunity is invoked the fact ought to be made public, and it ought to be disclosed immediately, not concealed as this was for six weeks. If New Zealand invokes immunity for one of its own, the same principles apply.

Diplomats may be immune to a host country's punishment but not to disclosure of the disgrace they represent.

- NZ Herald
 

songsongjurong

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it is happening in sinkieland, Home Affairs will question the victim's behaviour on why it lead to the assault, reflecting on herself, names published in media, asking peasant not to be xenophobic and anti foreigners...
 
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