The husband of the Dutch consul in South Korea, who is accused of hitting a person in an argument with a vehicle, has decided to exercise immunity.
The Yongsan Police Station in Seoul has been investigating after receiving a report about 1 pm on the 1st that a man in his 60s, husband of a Dutch diplomat in Korea, hit a car with a Korean man B near the Hyatt Hotel in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
As a result of SBS coverage, it was confirmed that on the 17th, the Dutch embassy submitted an official letter to the police stating that it would not waive immunity to Mr.
Immunity is a system that allows diplomats and their families to avoid criminal prosecution in the host country under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
As the Dutch embassy announced its intention to exercise immunity, the police plan to close the case with 'no right of prosecution'.
Earlier, it is known that Mr. A appeared at the police on the 7th and claimed, "I have never intentionally hit a Korean man, nor have I ever used abusive language."
It is reported that the victim told the police that Mr. A cursed him and showed an attitude that there was no problem with the immunity privilege.
Meanwhile, the wife of the Belgian ambassador, who struck a clothing store employee on the cheek in April, also exercised immunity and the case was closed with no right of prosecution.