Davis holds diplomatic passport: Malik

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Re: Davis holds diplomatic passport: Malik

@arshad5

What papers need to be presented to show that he is a diplomat? Presumably GoP would have been informed about his status before he was allowed into the country. Are you saying that GoP is unaware of his status? After his arrest the GoP would have informed the U.S mission of his arrest and they have issued a statement that he has diplomatic immunity and should never have been arrested and should be released immediately.

Arshad bhai, if he had proper documents of being diplomat then those would’ve been presented within hours of him being arrested. Neither US embassy could produce such papers nor Pakistan govt had any clue of him being diplomat. There has been significant delay (few days) from being arrested to presenting “diplomat” proof papers (still this is a claim by Rehman Malik, not necessarily verified by independent parties). All this “would/should” didn’t happen, so Pakistani police has all the rights to arrest him and prosecute him.

@arshad5

Diplomats can carry a weapon so long as they have a license from the government of the host country.

I agree, but no license or permit has been presented to prove that the gun he carried was legal.

@arshad5

Number plate of the vehicle was fake? Ok he wasn’t using the diplomatic plate for security reason but you cannot say that the number plate was fake.

“fake” number plate means fake, I am not talking about ‘non-diplomat’ number plate.

@arshad5

A diplomat does not have to inform the police or anyone else of his movements within the country and is free to travel anywhere.

That is what you are saying but from what I am reading in the papers diplomats are required to inform local authorities of their whereabouts, its absurd that people who claim that diplomat can carry gun/shoot in a “dangerous” country like Pakistan but they don’t think that diplomats should also keep local authorities aware of their movements for safety.