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| American diplomat kills man in car crash in Kenya, flees country |
| 2013-08-03 |
| h/t Instapundit Police in Kenya say an American diplomat crossed the center line in his SUV while speeding and rammed a mini-bus full of passengers, killing a father of three whose wife is six-months pregnant. The U.S. Embassy rushed the American out of the country, leaving the crash victims with no financial recourse. Latifah Naiman Mariki, now a 38-year-old widow, said Friday that she was almost evicted from her house this week after her landlord demanded rent. MarikiÂ’s deceased husband, Haji Lukindo, was the familyÂ’s only source of incomeÂ… ...The driverÂ’s name is Joshua Walde, an 11-year employee of the State Department. And IÂ’d expect thatÂ’s all the information about him weÂ’re likely to get. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #9 There was a case a few years ago here where a diplomat hit and killed someone while drunk. The US requested that his host country revoke his diplomatic immunity, which they did. We should do the same, if asked. Diplomatic immunity is supposed to be so that diplomats aren't arrested on trumped up charges, not so actual offenders can escape consequences. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-08-03 19:22 |
| #8 This is how we do business, leaving everyone out on the cold. I've personally experienced it, but not to this level, of course. There should be no immunity for reckless behavior, and at least we should pay the family's way until this is sorted out. Probably more. |
| Posted by: gorb 2013-08-03 17:29 |
| #7 This is bad business. |
| Posted by: newc 2013-08-03 16:37 |
| #6 Dip Immunity is not limited to .... Dips. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-03 10:58 |
| #5 Why the need to apply diplomatic immunity in this case? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-08-03 10:52 |
| #4 Next time a drunken foreign diplo kills here just shrug it off or prepare to respect reciprocity. Lot more opportunity here for offing citizens. Oops, that terms banned in Seattle. My bad. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-08-03 09:40 |
| #3 Perhaps he can also get a job at Russia Social Media firm VK. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-03 04:10 |
| #2 Another model DoS career diplomatic service worker that endears Kenyans to the US. Great work. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-08-03 04:01 |
| #1 Don't bother, it's dead. Joshua Walde | LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/pub/joshua-walde/10/673/3a7Information Management Officer at U.S. … · Government Administration · Kenya Joshua Walde. Experience: Information Management Officer, Embassy of the United States, Zagreb, Croatia; Information Management Officer for EUR-IO/EX, U.S. … |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-03 03:51 |