Comments on: Iran to put British Embassy staff on trial http://keeptonyblairforpm.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/iran-to-put-british-embassy-staff-on-trial/ Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:18:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Vigilante http://keeptonyblairforpm.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/iran-to-put-british-embassy-staff-on-trial/comment-page-1/#comment-40349 Vigilante Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:14:46 +0000 http://keeptonyblairforpm.wordpress.com/?p=24141#comment-40349 Well, they haven't always restrained themselves with foreign embassy workers with diplomatic immunity. Since 1981, maybe ... Well, they haven’t always restrained themselves with foreign embassy workers with diplomatic immunity. Since 1981, maybe …

]]> By: keeptonyblairforpm http://keeptonyblairforpm.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/iran-to-put-british-embassy-staff-on-trial/comment-page-1/#comment-40347 keeptonyblairforpm Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:31:48 +0000 http://keeptonyblairforpm.wordpress.com/?p=24141#comment-40347 Yep, Vigilante! All 9 originally arrested were Iranian citizens. The two they are going to try will not have diplomatic immunity. They know they can't do this with British citizen Embassy workers, so the Iranian authorities are trying it on with their own - as they have always done. So no change there, then. The EU says it is going to make a "strong response" - i.e. calling in their Iranian diplomats to tell 'em off. That'll teach em! Yep, Vigilante! All 9 originally arrested were Iranian citizens. The two they are going to try will not have diplomatic immunity. They know they can’t do this with British citizen Embassy workers, so the Iranian authorities are trying it on with their own – as they have always done. So no change there, then.

The EU says it is going to make a “strong response” – i.e. calling in their Iranian diplomats to tell ‘em off.

That’ll teach em!

]]> By: Vigilante http://keeptonyblairforpm.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/iran-to-put-british-embassy-staff-on-trial/comment-page-1/#comment-40344 Vigilante Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:05:25 +0000 http://keeptonyblairforpm.wordpress.com/?p=24141#comment-40344 These employees are described as "local". That implies Iranian citizenship? Therefore not entitled to diplomatic immunity? These employees are described as “local”. That implies Iranian citizenship? Therefore not entitled to diplomatic immunity?

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