Big Apple cracks down on $18m fine-dodging diplomats
Most of that debt came prior to a city crackdown four years ago on envoys, routinely cited for illegal parking on city streets but who rarely paid because of diplomatic immunity.
When asked what he would say to diplomats to get rid of the backlog, Ban Ki-moon said: “It is important for diplomatic officials who enjoy diplomatic immunities and privileges to abide by and comply with all necessary regulations in force in the countries where one is working.”
