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New Indian Envoy Arrives In U.S., Efforts Pick Up To Defuse Row
Khobragade is scheduled to appear before a Manhattan court to face charges of visa fraud and underpaying her housekeeper and babysitter, on Jan 13. "The exemption is important but not significant. Nothing has moved forward and I don't see any significant progress during the holidays," said Khobragade's lawyer Daniel Arshack.
India's bid to get fuller "diplomatic immunity" for Khobragade, also moved a step forward Monday with the UN processing the Indian government's request to register her as a member of its permanent mission. However, the UN spokesman's office said Monday the State Department must approve the transfer of Khobragade from her job as deputy consul general in New York to her new job as counsellor at the UN mission.
It's only after State Department approval, she will get full "diplomatic immunity" as opposed to limited "consular immunity" for actions related to her official work, but the current charges against her will remain on the book, as State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki has made clear.
Khobragade could still be prosecuted once she leaves the UN job unless the U.S. prosecutors agree to drop all charges against her as demanded by India. The U.S. has so far declined to do so saying "We take law enforcement seriously".
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Source: IANS
