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Strauss-Kahn Claims Diplomatic Invulnerability

Thursday, June 16, 2011

NEW YORK - Former Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn that involved rape, attempted to claim diplomatic immunity to keep herself free from all charges.
Mantan Direktur IMF terlibat skandal seks (Foto: Getty Images)This claim he was trying to point out when Strauss-Kahn newescorted off the plane the Air France May 14, when he was reported acts of rape against a hotel clerk in New York, UnitedStates (U.S.).

Based on transcripts from the police, Strauss-Kahn stated, "I havediplomatic immunity. But when dilenggang to the police station heactually refused to have diplomatic immunity.

"No, I will not use it (diplomatic immunity). I just want to knowwhether the latter is provided a lawyer," Strauss-Kahn said in atranscript of U.S. police report quoted by Reuters on Friday(17/06/2011).

According to the IMF itself said that diplomatic immunity can not beclaimed by a Frenchman,

because at the time the incidentoccurred he was not in the capacity as an IMF official. She was inprivate affairs.

Strauss-Kahn was arrested by New York police after a Sofitel hotelemployee reported it had committed rape last May 14. Employeesare forced to perform oral sex, but managed to escape and report the actions of French President candidate man to the police.
(faj)