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India Demands Accountability After Embassy Defaced in Slovenia

India Demands Accountability After Embassy Defaced in Slovenia
India Seeks Accountability After Embassy Premises Defaced in Slovenia · deccanchronicle.com

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.

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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