Posted on May 17, 2021
Belgian ambassador's wife claims diplomatic immunity over Seoul slap
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The wife of Belgium's ambassador to South Korea is invoking diplomatic immunity to avoid charges for allegedly assaulting shop staff in Seoul, police have said.
CCTV footage of the incident showed Peter Lescouhier's wife, Xiang Xueqiu, slapping a shop assistant last month.
Staff had wanted to check the clothes she was leaving in were her own, amid concern she may have been shoplifting.
The ambassador has since apologised for his wife's "unacceptable" reaction.
The incident took place on 9 April at a clothing shop in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
Ms Xiang, 63, spent around an hour trying on clothes before she left, South Korean media report.
CCTV footage of the incident showed Peter Lescouhier's wife, Xiang Xueqiu, slapping a shop assistant last month.
Staff had wanted to check the clothes she was leaving in were her own, amid concern she may have been shoplifting.
The ambassador has since apologised for his wife's "unacceptable" reaction.
The incident took place on 9 April at a clothing shop in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
Ms Xiang, 63, spent around an hour trying on clothes before she left, South Korean media report.
Belgian ambassador's wife claims diplomatic immunity over Seoul slap
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"A member of staff followed her as she left the shop to make sure the clothes she wore - originally from the same shop - were not newly acquired and not paid for.
The ambassador's wife is then reported to have followed the employee back into the shop and, in a confrontation caught on CCTV, appeared to push and slap another staff member who tried to intervene.
Police questioned Ms Xiang on 6 May. She had previously been hospitalised after suffering a stroke, according to the Belgian embassy."
"A member of staff followed her as she left the shop to make sure the clothes she wore - originally from the same shop - were not newly acquired and not paid for.
The ambassador's wife is then reported to have followed the employee back into the shop and, in a confrontation caught on CCTV, appeared to push and slap another staff member who tried to intervene.
Police questioned Ms Xiang on 6 May. She had previously been hospitalised after suffering a stroke, according to the Belgian embassy."
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So the S. Korean government should just expel her from the country. If they can’t charge her with a crime they can at least ban her from the country.
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
First the are trying to get immunity waved by Belgium, if not you can bet a lot of Belgian diplomats will be "Persona Non Grata". From what I get from my wife who listens to Korean news the is not a little thing in the ROK. My son in Seoul backs that up also.
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