Saudi official who killed German cyclist uses diplomatic immunity to avoid prosecution
A Saudi diplomat will not face prosecution for negligent manslaughter after he opened the door of his Porsche suddenly on Tuesday, hitting a 55-year-old cyclist who later died from severe head trauma sustained in the accident.
“I don’t care if he’s a diplomat or not,” the man’s widow Marina told Bild newspaper. “He should get his just punishment,” she said.
“Micha was always worried about this road. He said there would be an accident,” she added.
The German authorities can only formally expel the 50-year-old diplomat or request that the Saudi government waive his immunity so that he can be prosecuted.’
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