French envoy accused of abusing child arrested in India

[fd24]

A French official accused of sexually abusing his daughter has been arrested in the Indian city of Bangalore.

The accused, a French consular agent, was arrested on Tuesday morning and faces charges of rape, senior police officer Sunil Kumar told the BBC.

The envoy would be produced in court later in the day, Mr Kumar said.

The official was questioned on Friday after his Indian wife alleged he sexually abused their three-year-old. The envoy has made no comment as yet.

"The arrest was made after we got clearance from the [Indian] ministry of external affairs and home ministry," Mr Kumar said.

He said the envoy did not have diplomatic immunity and would be tried in India.

The wife of the envoy has written to the French ambassador in India and the Indian government, calling for her husband to be prevented from leaving the country until all legal proceedings are complete.

She has also asked the French Embassy for financial support for herself and her three children, who are French citizens.

On Monday, demonstrations were held outside the consulate demanding the arrest of the official. Police briefly detained the protesters.

As the protests grew louder, the French Consulate-General in Bangalore issued a press release saying it would cooperate with the investigating authorities.

"A complaint had been lodged regarding the rape of a minor girl who is a French national," the release said.

"The complaint names the father of the child, who is a consular agent of this Consulate-General. An investigation is under way for which this Consulate-General is extending its full cooperation with the police and the authorities in charge.

"It remains also in touch with the family of the child," it added.

The complaint was lodged on Thursday night, after the envoy's wife approached the Bangalore-based non-governmental organisation, Enfold India, for help.

BBC News - French envoy accused of abusing child arrested in India

Good to see India taking such prompt action...

 

[Android]

I thought he had diplomatic immunity

 

[Mech]

I thought he had diplomatic immunity

No. He's an embassy official. Not a diplomat.

 

[Mech]

Pascal Mazurier’s service passport seized

Authorities have seized the service passport held by Pascal Mazurier, sources told TOI. The official, who was in the French consulate in Vasanthnagar for most part of Monday, will spend the night in the custody of the French consulate in Bangalore.

His wife, Suja Jones Mazurier, continued to stay in the family's Edward Road apartment nearby with her three children.

An unidentified French police officer , meanwhile, arrived in the city to represent the French government, sources said. However the role of this official in the investigation process is not yet clear.

On Monday morning, the accused visited his lawyers' office near the consulate. Activists of six NGOs staged a protest before the French consulate, urging consul authorities not to provide any protection to the guilty official.

Twenty-six protesters, including three physically challenged, were later arrested and removed from the spot by a platoon of Karnataka State Reserve Police. The arrested activists were released later in the evening. Asha S Basu, counsel for Suja Jones Mazurier, said that police should issue a look-out notice against Pascal to prevent him from escaping from the country.

 

[Roybot]

Good. This pig deserves death sentence.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

I thought he had diplomatic immunity

I hope French president is not as shameless as Obama to come on the TV and declare his immunity status.

even though if he is. this immunity can be revoked
that has happened in the Past where the diplomat is tried when his immunity is revoked.

the crime is very serious and he shouldnt get away with it just because he did this to a child of a third word country of brown people

 

[Mech]

I hope French president is not as shameless as Obama to come on the TV and declare his immunity status.

even though if he is. this immunity can be revoked
that has happened in the Past where the diplomat is tried when his immunity is revoked.

the crime is very serious and he shouldnt get away with it just because he did this to a child of a third word country of brown people

Even if they do, he's not going anywhere

The government wont survive a mass public outrage. There are so many rights groups following this case that i lost count.

I hope French president is not as shameless as Obama to come on the TV and declare his immunity status.

even though if he is. this immunity can be revoked
that has happened in the Past where the diplomat is tried when his immunity is revoked.

the crime is very serious and he shouldnt get away with it just because he did this to a child of a third word country of brown people

DUDE...HE DID IT TO HIS OWN CHILD !!! READ THE THREAD.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Good. This pig deserves death sentence.

if it was an American
they would have flown him out the very next day.

French cant risk any trouble now after the recent Jet fighter deal.

 

[Mech]

if it was an American
they would have flown him out the very next day.

French cant risk any trouble now after the recent Jet fighter deal.

No they wont. This is India. Not, " you know where ".

Meanwhile in Kerala...

Marines

Those Italian marines are going nowhere.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

DUDE...HE DID IT TO HIS OWN CHILD !!! READ THE ***THREAD.

Hi I edited the expletives for you.
please avoid caps and stupidity while posting on the forum
dont second guess people and allow few seconds before responding.

I have read the whole thread my angry little Indian,
the incident has happened in the third word country

whether he has done it to his own child, a child of a fellow member staff, a local boy or girl etc doesnt matter because in all cases the crime is condemnable. point is he did it here thinking maybe he can getaway with it. fact that he did it to his daughter from an Indian mother just shows how much he values his marriage.

this is why these people do such things because they think they can get away with it.

now chill out ok?

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

A question: is the victim an Indian citizen?

 

[Mech]

Hi I edited the expletives for you.
please avoid caps and stupidity while posting on the forum
dont second guess people and allow few seconds before responding.

I have read the whole thread my angry little Indian,
the incident has happened in the third word country

whether he has done it to his own child, a child of a fellow member staff, a local boy or girl etc doesnt matter because in all cases the crime is condemnable. point is he did it here thinking maybe he can getaway with it. fact that he did it to his daughter from an Indian mother just shows how much he values his marriage.

this is why these people do such things because they think they can get away with it.

now chill out ok?

Pedophiles do this all over the world. It doesn't matter where.

Happens in the US, Europe and just about everywhere else.

 

[Roybot]

if it was an American
they would have flown him out the very next day.

French cant risk any trouble now after the recent Jet fighter deal.

Not a chance, not after the Bhopal tragedy. Media and people will destroy the government if they let any scum go scot free.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

A French official accused of sexually abusing his daughter has been arrested in the Indian city of Bangalore.

The accused, a French consular agent, was arrested on Tuesday morning and faces charges of rape, senior police officer Sunil Kumar told the BBC.

The envoy would be produced in court later in the day, Mr Kumar said.

The official was questioned on Friday after his Indian wife alleged he sexually abused their three-year-old. The envoy has made no comment as yet.

"The arrest was made after we got clearance from the [Indian] ministry of external affairs and home ministry," Mr Kumar said.

He said the envoy did not have diplomatic immunity and would be tried in India.

The wife of the envoy has written to the French ambassador in India and the Indian government, calling for her husband to be prevented from leaving the country until all legal proceedings are complete.

She has also asked the French Embassy for financial support for herself and her three children, who are French citizens.

On Monday, demonstrations were held outside the consulate demanding the arrest of the official. Police briefly detained the protesters.

As the protests grew louder, the French Consulate-General in Bangalore issued a press release saying it would cooperate with the investigating authorities.

"A complaint had been lodged regarding the rape of a minor girl who is a French national," the release said.

"The complaint names the father of the child, who is a consular agent of this Consulate-General. An investigation is under way for which this Consulate-General is extending its full cooperation with the police and the authorities in charge.

"It remains also in touch with the family of the child," it added.

The complaint was lodged on Thursday night, after the envoy's wife approached the Bangalore-based non-governmental organisation, Enfold India, for help.

BBC News - French envoy accused of abusing child arrested in India

Good to see India taking such prompt action...

what a disgrace.
his punishment should be maximum
it is established that he didnt have immunity but even if it did, that shouldnt matter.

Not a chance, not after the Bhopal tragedy. Media and people will destroy the government if they let any scum go scot free.

perfect

that means the government cares.
there wasnt any muted protests over the killings by the CIA blackops operative Raymond Davis, but first the Best Speaker President of the world came and lied over the TV about his diplomatic status and then had him fly out of the country.

the culprit is not American here and the victim not a Pakistani and the Government is not Zardari's.

 

[fd24]

Pedophiles do this all over the world. It doesn't matter where.

Happens in the US, Europe and just about everywhere else.

Agreed -with the emergence of the internet it seems to have gone through the roof. The fact is the Indian authorities have indeed acted quickly which must be commended. Lets hope he gets whats due to him.....