Interesting. No diplomatic immunity? Would this be happening if Trump were not in the White House?
It is interesting. Saudi diplomats, and also visiting princes, are used to going their length in any situation, in any place, with no consequences.
In theory, he does not have diplomatic immunity because his posting is to China, not Singapore.
He sounds as if he needs a good caning.
If he’s accredited in China, diplomatic immunity does not apply in Singapore. Let the cane sing!
I've read that a person who has diplomatic immunity can be subjected to the laws in the country in which he/she is serving if his/her government agrees to it.Don't know if it's true or not but it made sense when I read it.
“Interesting. No diplomatic immunity?”
Not a diplomat to Singapore. It pays to read the article.
He wasn’t accredited to Singapore.
“The Saudi diplomat works in China, and was on holidays in Singapore”
The quoted part of the article was misleading. When he was in Singapore “diplomat” might have been his profession but it wasn’t his status. He was a tourist like anyone else.
He would have no more right to diplomatic immunity than you or I. To have diplomatic immunity you need to present yourself to the host government and be accepted. He probably had done that in China, but not Singapore.
Yes. Singapore has resolutely done its own thing for decades.