3 weeks ago
India Demands Accountability After Embassy Defaced in Slovenia
Some unknown people drew or wrote on the outside of India's embassy building in Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia.
This is called defacing a building, and it is against the rules.
India's government said this is not acceptable and asked Slovenia to help find the people who did it.
Embassies are like small parts of one country located inside another country.
There is an international rule, called the Vienna Convention, that says embassy buildings must be protected and kept safe.
India said the people who did this should be held accountable.
India also asked police in other countries to watch out for hateful messages from groups like these.
Some reports say people who support a movement called Khalistan might have been involved.
India wants other countries to help make sure this kind of thing does not happen again.
India condemned the defacement of its embassy premises in Ljubljana, Slovenia, allegedly carried out by anti-India elements.
The Ministry of External Affairs said it has taken up the matter 'strongly' with Slovenian authorities both in New Delhi and in Ljubljana.
The MEA called the acts 'reprehensible' and cited the Vienna Convention, under which diplomatic premises are inviolable and must be protected.
India urged law enforcement authorities 'elsewhere' to take note of the 'hateful propaganda and disinformation' spread by such groups.
It is learnt that some pro-Khalistani elements are reportedly involved in the incident.
- Who
- India's Ministry of External Affairs, which condemned the incident; the alleged perpetrators are anti-India elements, reportedly pro-Khalistani.
- What
- Defacement of the Indian embassy premises in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and India's demand that the perpetrators be held accountable.
- Where
- Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- When
- On a Monday (exact date not specified in the article), India condemned the incident.
- Why
- Because diplomatic premises are inviolable under the Vienna Convention, and India wants those behind the 'reprehensible acts' held accountable.
Key facts
- Incident
- Defacement of Indian embassy premises
- Location
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Ministry
- Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India
- Alleged perpetrators
- Anti-India elements; reportedly some pro-Khalistani elements
- Legal basis cited
- Vienna Convention - diplomatic premises are inviolable
- India's response
- Matter taken up 'strongly' with Slovenian authorities in New Delhi and Ljubljana
- Appeal to other nations
- Law enforcement authorities elsewhere urged to note 'hateful propaganda and disinformation'
Quotes
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
Indian government diplomatic mission
“"Under the Vienna Convention, diplomatic premises are inviolable and must be protected. We have taken up the matter strongly with Slovenian authorities, both in New Delhi and in Ljubljana, so that the perpetrators behind such reprehensible acts are held accountable."”
deccanchronicle.com
“"We condemn the defacement of the premises of our Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia by anti‑India elements."”
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