How Diplomatic Immunity Kept A British Teen’s Alleged Killer From Facing Justice
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How Diplomatic Immunity Kept A British Teen’s Alleged Killer From Facing Justice

Ian Haworth

The death of Harry Dunn, an English teenager who was killed on August 27 2019, sparked a “bitter diplomatic row” between Great Britain and the United States. At the center of this row is the concept of “diplomatic immunity.”

While riding his motorcycle, Dunn was killed in a head on collision with an SUV near RAF Croughton, a military base used by the U.S. Air Force. British police identified the driver as Anne Sacoolas — the wife of an American diplomat — and said that she was driving “on the wrong side of the road” when the collision occurred.

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