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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Diplomatic immunity is a necessary sometimes evil. Nations or governments of those diplomats in question need to police their own people. As I see it it is the government of Belgium itself who need to be dealt with not the diplomat. I am sure there are multiple millions of unpaid parking violations from spoiled children, or wives of diplomats.
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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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