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Diplomats accused of heinous crimes
Embassy staff involved with trafficking
FOREIGN embassy staff enjoying diplomatic immunity have been accused of a string of offences including child pornography and human trafficking.
Foreign Office figures released yesterday listed 11 “serious and significant” offences allegedly committed by diplomats and embassy staff who are exempt from criminal prosecutions.
The alleged offences include a claim that an unnamed person at the Mexican embassy forced a child aged 13 to 15 to watch or look at an image of sexual activity.
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