Belgian diplomat’s wife invokes immunity over slapping incident in South Korea – South China Morning Post
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The wife of Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea, Xiang Xueqiu, will exercise her diplomatic immunity to avoid criminal charges over accusations she hit two shop workers in the head in a row over shoplifting, police said on Monday.Ambassador Peter Lescouhier has previously said that he “sincerely regrets the incident involving his wife”, adding that he “wants to apologise on her behalf”.The Belgium embassy “has expressed it would maintain the right of immunity for the ambassador’s wife”, said a…Read More
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