Weeks later, Ms Sacoolas, whose husband was then working for the US government at a British military base, fled Britain under diplomatic exemption. british prosecutor charged up Ms. Sacoolas with cause of death from dangerous driving, But, he The United States government rejected his extradition request.. The decision, which the British government called a “denial of justice”, caused outrage in Britain.
An agreement between Mr Dunn’s family and Ms Sacoolas is unlikely to end years of tensions between Washington and London over whether she needs to return to the UK to face charges. In a phone call with Mr Dunn’s mother and Mr Seeger on Tuesday, the British foreign secretary, Liz Truss, said the agreement was not the end of his office’s efforts to extradite Ms Sacoolas to Britain.
“She made it clear that the government’s position is that justice must be done,” Mr Seeger said.
In the years since the accident, Mr Dunn’s parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, have campaigned in the UK to prosecute Ms Sacoolas. In October 2019, he visited the White House A meeting with President Donald J. Trump, who startled them by saying that Ms. Sacoolas was in the next room. Mr. Dunn’s parents refused to meet him. They later brought a civil claim against him in Virginia.
Down Vienna conference on diplomatic relationsDiplomatic personnel posted abroad and their family members are entitled to immunity. Last year, Britain and the United States finally agreed to make it difficult for diplomats to claim immunity for offenses committed outside their duties. However, the changes apply to future cases, not Ms. Sacoolas.