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Britain rejects US request for immunity
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Nov 16, 2003 10:58pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Taipei Times |
| News Date | Sunday, November 16, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | British Home Secretary David Blunkett has refused calls to grant diplomatic immunity to armed American special agents and snipers traveling to Britain as part of US President George W. Bush's entourage.
In the case of the accidental shooting of a protester, the Americans in Bush's protection squad will face justice in a British court exactly as would any other visitor to these shores, the Home Office has confirmed.
The issue of immunity is one of a series of extraordinary US demands turned down by ministers and the prime minister's office during preparations for the Bush visit.
These include the closure of the tube network, the use of US air force planes and helicopters and the shipping in of battlefield weaponry to use against rioters. |
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