The housekeeper told U.S. authorities Khobragade subjected her to verbal abuse, paid her less than $3.31 an hour, took her passport away, and told her she had no choice but to continue working under those conditions, prosecutors say.
Khobragade was arrested by U.S. State Department diplomatic security personnel. As a consular employee, she has no immunity from prosecution for ordinary crimes.
On Tuesday, as tensions escalated between the U.S. and India, India decided to block perks at the U.S. Embassy such as inexpensive alcohol and food imports.
A small group of demonstrators held a protest close to the U.S. Embassy in Delhi on Wednesday, demanding an apology while wearing makeshift Obama masks and sarongs made from the American flag.
一位印度女外交官在美遭逮捕和脱衣搜身,让印度举国愤怒。综合外国媒体12月19日报道,为防止事态升级,美国国务卿克里18日专程致电印度国家安全顾问梅农,对此事表示“遗憾和关切”。
本月12日,39岁的印度驻纽约副总领事柯布拉加德在纽约被捕,她被控涉嫌签证欺诈和拖欠佣人工资。获保释后,柯布拉加德发送电子邮件给印度媒体,控诉她被捕期间遭受 “侮辱”。
“尽管我不断提出外交豁免权,但他们置之不理。我仍然一再被铐上手铐、脱光搜身、体腔搜查,与普通罪犯和瘾君子在一起,我不得不承认,这令我数度崩溃。但一想到我代表着我的同事和国家,必须保持骄傲和自信,我才能恢复镇静、保持尊严。”柯布拉加德在电邮中写道。
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