{
  "id": 6502780,
  "title": "49 foreign envoys in Korea avoid prosecution under diplomatic immunity: data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/49-foreign-envoys-in-korea-avoid-prosecution-under-diplomatic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T00:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260910/49-foreign-envoys-in-korea-avoid-prosecution-under-diplomatic-immunity-data"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that 49 foreign diplomats stationed in Korea avoided prosecution for criminal offenses over the past five years due to diplomatic immunity. This data, submitted by the foreign ministry to the National Assembly's foreign affairs and unification committee, reveals that incidents involving these diplomats occurred in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and from January to July 2025. The offenses ranged from traffic violations and theft to sexual violence and assault. Under the Vienna Convention, foreign diplomats are granted diplomatic immunity while serving at overseas missions in their host countries.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Foreign students in S. Korea top 500,000 for 1st time on Korean cultural boom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/foreign-students-in-s-korea-top-500-000-for-1st-time-on-korean",
        "published": "2026-09-09T23:26:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "International students in Korea top 500,000 for 1st time on Korean cultural boom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/international-students-in-korea-top-500-000-for-1st-time-on-korean",
        "published": "2026-09-09T23:42:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}