• Rakonat@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    Military Service Members do not have diplomatic immunity nor are they exempt from host nation laws and ordinances.

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      This treaty exempts US soldiers from Swedish law, unless the case is of “special importance”, and the Swedish government explicitly requests the US to drop the exemption. Basically unless the soldier violently kills someone or worse, the Swedish police will have no authority. The legal grey area opened for violent crime is obvious.