Flashermac Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 WELLINGTON - Malaysia asked New Zealand to drop an attempted rape case against one of its diplomats in Wellington, promising he would never return to the country, according to documents released Wednesday. Defence staff assistant Muhammad Rizalman Ismail appeared in a New Zealand court on May 10 accused of stalking a 21-year-old woman the previous night and attacking her at her home in the Wellington suburb where Malaysia’s High Commission is located. Police charged him with burglary and assault with intent to commit rape -- both offences that carry jail terms of up to 10 years -- but he escaped prosecution after invoking diplomatic immunity and returning to his homeland. The case has caused uproar in New Zealand, with the government facing criticism for failing to ensure he stood trial. In an unusual move, the government released correspondence between foreign affairs officials and the Malaysian High Commission in which the diplomatic mission refuses to waive immunity and asks that the charges be dropped and the matter kept quiet. "The High Commission of Malaysia would like to also seek the cooperation of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the New Zealand police to kindly consider sealing all documentations pertaining to the above mentioned matter and withdrawing all charges against Mr Muhammad Rizalman Ismail," a letter from the High Commission says. It adds: "The government of Malaysia will ensure that Mr Muhammad Rizalman Ismail does not return to New Zealand in the future." AFP http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Malaysia-asked-N-Z-to-drop-diplomat-sex-attack-cas-30237567.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 ...and another alleged scum bag politician trying to get off the hook... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_immunity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Malaysia says they'll send him back to NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Hopefully, New Zealand told Malaysia that Mr. Ismail is wanted on very serious charges in New Zealand, and he would STAY wanted on those charges. With any luck, they added that he was persona non grata, meaning he can't come back as a diplomat, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 I'd let him off, if a NZ citizen in Malaysia is allowed to attempt to rape a Muslim whilst drunk on Rama dama ding dong. Really, they think we should respect their laws and culture and then ask us to ignore ours, for a f**king c**t faced Muslim rapist wannabe ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Nothing like a bit of naming and shaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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