Indian diplomat seeks dismissal of U.S. criminal case


Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade (C) arrives with her father Uttam Khobragade (L) at Maharashtra Sadan state guesthouse in New Delhi January 10, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge to throw out immigration and employment charges against her that led to a major diplomatic spat between the United States and India.

The lawyer, Daniel Arshack, argued that Khobragade's diplomatic status, granted by the State Department last week as part of a deal allowing her to leave the country, gave her absolute immunity from prosecution, even for incidents that allegedly occurred before her accreditation.

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