If a murder is committed in an embassy whose police force deals with it?

Pleasant Peter Perkins

In general the host country has jurisdiction on criminal matters on embassy grounds.

There are a lot of legal arguments that may be progressed on this issue so the answer to your question will always be a matter of opinion!

David H

In the UK foreign embassies are considered part of the territory of the country occupying it, and are not subject to our laws. There was a case about 20 years ago when a British policewoman was shot dead by someone firing from inside a foreign embassy (Iraq or Iran I cant remember which) and no action could be taken against the murderer.

VERITAS 33

Wondering why you are asking details so precisely. I am afraid you are planning to kill someone in the embassy of the country you hope finally to be sent in jail. Is it?

Yak Rider

The Diplomatic Security Service it in charge of crimes taking place on the grounds of US embassies and consulates.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_Security_Service

Good luck.

Jack

Embassies are regarded as sovereign land of it's country. The laws of that country, such as the U. S. embassy in Australia, prevail. Any co-operation between the two governments is voluntary. BUT, the laws and traditions of the government on who's land the crime was committed will prevail. Sometimes politics will be involved. In which case a country can choose to do something else, but it is still that country's choice.

Jock

Since the Embassy is the sovereign property of whichever State that belongs to then I would imagine it would be the country to whom the Embassy belongs.

Abdul Hassan

Both countries, but the country the embassy's in usually takes command and is (of course) first on the scene.

alex w

i should hope not! it wouldnt be that hard to figure out that you did it.

greagues2

if the matter is one of a 'common crime situation' the local police where the mission is located are 'called in by the embassy' to conduct the investigation, but if you add in a lot of perhapses and many other possibilities the chances are quite good that, then no murder or death by any other means occurred within the boundaries of the said Embassy. Got It.

Diplomats have immunity embassies are sovereign territory of the country they represent so I think it would be that countries jurisdiction.

Murder committed in embassy the embassy police force.

JoseMaria G

the police of the embassy, and the person is charged and tried in the country of teh embassy.
example: a chinese embassy in argentina, someone inside the embassy shoots someone, that person is taken to china and tried there, the argentinians cant do anything.

emperor.shane

usually the US Secret Service is in charge of policing embassies.

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