Overview

• Haeundae police booked the diplomat without detention on charges of groping and assault stemming from a June 19 incident on Busan Metro Line 2.
• Surveillance cameras captured the envoy leaning against the victim and later assaulting him after they exited the train.
• The suspect, a staff member at the Honduran Embassy in Seoul, was visiting Busan on a business trip when the alleged incident occurred.
• Authorities have sent a formal inquiry to the Honduran embassy to determine whether the diplomat will claim immunity and are awaiting its reply.
• Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Honduras can waive the envoy’s immunity or Seoul may still expel him by declaring him persona non grata.