Editing Diplomatic immunity (section)

===Espionage and sabotage===

[[Franz von Papen]] entered the diplomatic service in December 1913 as a [[military attaché]] to the German ambassador in the United States. Starting in September 1914, Papen abused his diplomatic immunity as German military attaché, violating US laws to start organising plans for incursions into [[Canada]] for a campaign of [[sabotage]] against canals, bridges and railroads.<ref>{{cite book |last=McMaster |first=John B. | title=The United States in the World War | volume=2 | publisher=D. Appleton & Co. |location=New York; London |year=1918  |pages=258–261}}</ref> In October 1914, Papen became involved with what was later dubbed "the [[Hindu–German Conspiracy]]", by covertly arranging with [[Ghadar party|Indian nationalists]] based in [[California]] for [[arms trafficking]] to the latter for a planned uprising against the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Bisher |first=Jamie |title=The Intelligence War in Latin America, 1914–1922 |publisher=McFarland |location=Jefferson |year=2016 |pages=33–34}}</ref> In February 1915, Papen also covertly organised the [[1915 Vanceboro international bridge bombing|Vanceboro international bridge bombing]], in which his diplomatic immunity protected him from arrest.{{sfn|Bisher|2016|p=34}} At the same time, he remained involved in plans to restore Huerta to power, and arranged for the arming and financing of a planned invasion of Mexico.{{sfn|Bisher|2016|p=43}} Papen's covert operations were known to [[British intelligence]], which shared its information with the US government.<ref>{{cite book| last1= Pomar| first1= Norman | last2= Allen| first2= Thomas |title= The Spy Book| place= New York| publisher= Random House| year= 1997 |page= 584}}</ref> As a result, for complicity in the planning of acts of sabotage<ref>{{cite book | last=Shirer | first=William | year=1990 | title=The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich | location=New York | publisher=MJF Books | isbn=978-1-56731-163-1 |page=164}}</ref> on 28 December 1915, Captain von Papen was declared ''[[persona non grata]]'' and recalled to Germany.<ref name="current">''Current Biography 1941'', pp. 651–653.</ref> Upon his return, he was awarded the [[Iron Cross]].

On 24 April 2008, in [[New Orleans]], Mexican [[press attaché]] Rafael Quintero Curiel was seen stealing [[BlackBerry]] [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]] units from a [[White House]] press meeting room. Quintero made it all the way to the airport before members of the [[United States Secret Service]] caught up with him. He initially denied taking the devices, but after being confronted with security video, Quintero claimed it was purely accidental, gave the devices back, claimed diplomatic immunity and left New Orleans with the Mexican delegation. He was eventually fired for the incident.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Fox News Channel|FoxNews.com]] |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/mexican-embassy-official-fired-after-getting-caught-with-white-house-blackberries |title=Mexican Embassy: Official Fired After Getting Caught With White House BlackBerries|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513091626/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352378,00.html |archive-date=13 May 2013 }}</ref>

In 2021, it was reported that the UAE Embassy in Canberra was building non-compliant fences and installing CCTV.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6022759/a-tall-fence-cameras-cars-everywhere-embassy-neighbours-speak-out/|title = A tall fence, cameras, cars everywhere, embassy neighbours speak out|date = 22 February 2018}}</ref>