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Originally Posted by August
Can we first establish that it has actually happened before? Has any country ever waived diplomatic immunity? I have no idea and I am curious to know.
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Georgian diplomat ordered to remain in United States.
http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9701/10...mat/index.html
January 10, 1997
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The high-ranking Georgian diplomat suspected of driving drunk in a high-speed car accident that killed a 16-year-old girl was ordered by his government Friday to remain in the United States pending the outcome of the investigation.
"Makharadze's lawyers said in a statement that their client was an "unwitting political pawn" who "has never had a brush with the law."
Lawyers Paul Perito and Kirby Behre said Makharadze's rights had been violated by "the circus-like atmosphere" surrounding the highly publicized case.
Georgian Diplomat Pleads Guilty in Death of Teen-Age Girl
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/09/u...-age-girl.html