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In reply to the discussion: Indian official: Diplomat's arrest in NYC barbaric [View all]davidpdx
(22,000 posts)The consular should have been given a light pat-down as she was not a threat. If detaining her was necessary they could have asked her to stay at her apartment until the arraignment and have her visitation restricted to consular services (as they would be had she been put in jail, which is pretty much the same for any foreign country).
I see a lot of misinformation being given. She was given a strip search, which I disagree with as I said above. Some are continuing to say she was given a full body cavity search which is not true. I also see claims that say she is not responsible for paying her nanny and that the Indian Government does. I don't see proof of that either way.
The Indian Government has also put out press releases on 12/13 and 12/19 about the nanny absconding (thus implying she is a criminal). I think those allegations need to be looked at very carefully. What happened in the time between when her passport was revoked in July until now? I'm not sure we are getting the full story.
The removal of the barriers in front of the embassy only jacks up tensions. Furthermore (and one of the articles stated this) an election is coming up, so some of this is just pure posturing by the minority party to get votes.
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