r/nottheonion • u/Ramiro564 • 3d ago

Russian diplomats barricade on their cars and refuse to take alcohol tests on Argentina

https://www.clarin.com/ciudades/tension-retiro-conductor-auto-diplomatico-embajada-rusia-niega-hacer-control-alcoholemia-encerro-auto_0_hPkuHAt974.html?srsltid=AfmBOooKfwCDo-EGZJPVHsrKCKcUDAQi490en_fmV8biWslr19ZjwAwQ

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u/-Willi5- 3d ago

No, but they're immune to prosecution - So you either tolerate it or have a diplomatic incident. The Russian diplomats in the Hague are pretty well known for not paying for parking and not paying the fines either.

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u/Beherbergungsverbot 3d ago

Tbf afaik all diplomats in Germany don’t pay fines. I know some places that won’t even send them a bill to pay.

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u/-Willi5- 3d ago

They don't have to, but generally even semi-civilised diplomatic missions pay fines if they're sent. Russia does not.. That's reportedly what happens in the Hague anyway.

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u/Beherbergungsverbot 3d ago

This is a nice rabbit hole. If you search for statistics and news coverage for different countries, the outcome is quite different too.

I would guess most diplomats behave like normal people and follow the rules, understand the importance of their role and so on…