If you are in a forgien country and your being chased unlawfully by police, can you find protection at embassy

Answer 1

It all depends, but the answer is usually "no". Contrary to a preceding Answer, embassies are NOT foreign territory. They benefit from diplomatic immunity. There is something called "diplomatic asylum" but it is very rare. Cardinal Mindszeny lived for 15 years in the US Embassy in Budapest. This kind of asylum is most common in Latin America and not elsewhere.

Escaping to your own embassy probably would -- if someone sensible and knowledgeable is on duty -- bring the unlawful nature of the "chase" to the attention of the local authorities and the police might be called off. But if you have political or legal problems locally, the embassy can do little more than direct you to a local lawyer and facilitate communication with family and friends in the USA.

Of course if you are a government or military employee of the embassy's country then the embassy has administrative responsibility for you and quite likely will be given custody and allowed to get you out of the country. But that is a matter of courtesy unless you're on the diplomatic list in that country, or are traveling on official business to or from a post elsewhere.

That said, the host country cannot invade a foreign embassy even to put out a fire or arrest a criminal without the consent of that country's ambassador. But the political and diplomatic cost of harboring a wanted fugitive make that an extremely rare occurrence. Except, as I said, in Latin America.

Answer 2

Not really. Yes, the embassy is considered territory foreign territory to the HOST nation. In the case of US Embassies, it is very unlikely that they help an US Citizen being chased by the police, if the police shows an arrest warrant.

In fact, US Embassies seldom ever allow its own citizens to visit the mission, but turn you over to the US Consulate's American Citizen Services (ACS). All that ACS can do is give you a list of local lawyers and send someone over to your trial "to make sure that due process is observed", and once you are put in a prison, they will send a person to visit you once a month.

NOTE: ACS can also buy you a plane ticket out of the country, but you must pay them back as quickly as you get to the USA. As long as you are in foreign soil, you are subject to the host country's laws.

Are you in need of assistance? Maybe you should try to contact ACS by phone. After all, the police may be waiting for you outside the consulate. If you need further assistance let me know at: [e-mail]

Answer 3

Even if you are chased unlawfully, your embassy still should comply with the law in the host nation, meaning that it has to hand you to that police until justice is done. But, since you are unlawfully chased , why are you scared? You will be just fine.

Answer 4

Yes, of course. Embassy land belongs to the country of the embassy. Have you seen the movie, "The Saint", starring val kilmer? Try telling the marines that guard the embassy that the land doesn't belong to the USA. Of course it does.

Answer 5

it would depend. are you thinking that you'd drive though the gates of your countries embassy/high commission and be saved? I'm pretty sure that wouldn't work. the only way it would fully work is if you had a diplomatic passport, then the only laws that apply to you are the ones from your county. meaning that if you kill someone in another country and you have a diplomatic passport then you get tried in your own country.

Answer 6

How can you be chased "unlawfully" by the police?

Are the police not legally police?
Are the police not allowed to chase you?
or do you mean you are unlawfully resisting arrest?

Answer 7

Yes. The land the embassy is on is the country of the embassy.So if you have the right papers, police or anybody can't get you.