Immunity Prosecution facts
While investigating facts about Immunity Prosecution Law and Queen Immunity Prosecution, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Queen Elizabeth II is immune from prosecution, can drive without a license, and can fire the Prime Minister of Australia or Canada as she pleases
how to get immunity from prosecution?
Illegal income, such as bribes, are considered taxable income. Authorities can use this to prosecute people with "legal immunity" (diplomats, UN workers, etc) as they are not immune to paying taxes.
What does immunity from prosecution mean?
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across answering what are the two types of immunity offered by the prosecution. Here are 15 of the best facts about Diplomatic Immunity Prosecution and Crown Immunity Prosecution I managed to collect.
what is immunity from prosecution?
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There is something called 'sovereign immunity', preventing Queen Elizabeth from law prosecution. In theory, she could get away with murder.
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The Diplomatic Immunity guy in Lethal Weapon 2 couldn't have DI. He'd have Consular Immunity, making him subject to search, arrest, detainment and prosecution. DI is limited to embassy workers, and embassies can only exist in a host country's capital city. Only a consulate can exist in LA.
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An Indiana judge ordered the forced sterilization of a teenage girl without her knowing of the proceedings. After the teen was tricked into the operation, the judge was held as immune from prosecution for acting acceptably under his duties.
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The US government can force you to accept immunity from prosecution
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A former monarch of Malaysia assaulted and killed a golf caddy, but was not prosecuted due to royal immunity. The brother of the caddy witnessed the incident, ran amok in Kuala Lumpur and had to be quarantined in a mental hospital.
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In 1979 a Burmese diplomat living in Sri Lanka murdered his wife and burned her body out in full view of authorities and the media, knowing he had diplomatic immunity from prosecution
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In 1995 a Dubai bank manager transferred $242m of the bank's money to Foutanga Sissoko, who said he'd use black magic to double it. The bank had to be saved by the government. Sissoko became an MP in Mali, which gave him immunity from prosecution.
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"Queen for a Day" is a Legal Term Granting Immunity From Prosecution
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The Queen Has Immunity of Prosecution For Any Crime
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In the American Legal system there are instances where a witness may give Federal prosecutors information about an alleged crime in exchange for limited immunity from prosecution. This is commonly called "Queen for a Day".
Why do diplomats have immunity from prosecution?
You can easily fact check it by examining the linked well-known sources.
In 2010 the UK Government changed the law regarding diplomatic immunity and "universal jurisdiction" to allow Israeli war criminals to visit the UK without fear of being arrested or prosecuted
The President of France is completely immune from criminal prosecution while in office. He also cannot be required to testify. - source
Brazilian politicians have immunity from prosecution for any comments made inside Congress - source
