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Diplomatic immunity limits prosecution in 49 cases involving foreign diplomats since 2022

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Foreign diplomats stationed in South Korea have been implicated in criminal cases or other incidents over the past five years, but diplomatic immunity limits local authorities' ability to hold them criminally accountable, government data showed Thursday. Foreign Ministry figures provided to the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee show that 49 foreign diplomats have been linked to reported incidents in South Korea since 2022. The incidents covered a broad spectrum, from

First report: 49 foreign envoys in S. Korea avoid prosecution under diplomatic immunity: data — en.yna.co.kr, 5d