Embassy Protection

[Resha Caner]

Just a general question: Suppose country A has an embassy in country B. A citizen of A gets into trouble and is given protection at A's embassy. Can A decide to send that person home to country A, or is that a violation of the diplomatic agreement A has with B?

 

[David Kent]

If the person committed a crime, their embassy should not protect them from prosecution.

 

[Resha Caner]

If the person committed a crime, their embassy should not protect them from prosecution.

Understood. I didn't say crime - just that they were in trouble. Embassies do provide protection from time to time. Can the embassy send them home, or do they need to remain in country B? Of all the cases I found, they remained in the embassy.

 

[Trogdor the Burninator]

The problem is getting them out. The person could apply for asylum and be granted it, and provided citizenship by country A, but they still have to leave the embassy grounds at some point.

 

[MyOwnSockPuppet]

The problem is getting them out. The person could apply for asylum and be granted it, and provided citizenship by country A, but they still have to leave the embassy grounds at some point.

Unless they smuggle them out in the diplomatic bag.