Top Pakistani diplomats in Korea caught shoplifting in Seoul store

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<strong>In a major embarrassment to the Imran Khan government, two diplomats from the Pakistan Embassy in Korea were caught allegedly shoplifting at a store in Seoul, last Saturday.<br />
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The Korea Times, one of the oldest English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea, reported today that, according to the Yongsan Police Station, the two Pakistanis were caught stealing items worth 11,000 won ($10) and 1,900 won ($1.70), respectively, at the same store in Itaewon, Yongsan District, on different dates.<br />
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"One allegedly stole chocolate treats worth 1,900 won, January 10, and the other a hat worth 11,000 won, on February 23. After the hat was stolen, an employee at the store filed a police report shortly afterwards, and the law enforcement authorities identified the suspect through CCTV footage as a 35-year-old diplomat of the Pakistan Embassy," the newspaper said.<br />
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Following an investigation, officers closed the case without booking the suspect because of diplomatic immunity.<br />
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The police noted that the store owner did not wish for punishment as a colleague of the diplomat paid for the item.<br />
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The other alleged shoplifter, who also holds diplomatic immunity, remains under investigation according to the police.<br />
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Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, diplomats and their families may avoid arrest, detention or indictment under certain laws of their host country.</p>
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