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> and are forbidden.

That's correct - Article 27,4 of the "Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations":

The packages constituting the diplomatic bag must bear visible external marks of their character and may contain only diplomatic documents or articles intended for official use.

http://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/convention...



Can't the embassy designate them as diplomatic couriers? Article 27.5 say they have immunity, and 27.6 says they can be assigned ad hoc.


They can, but the receiving country can also kick out the ambassador and, more frequently, I believe recently some country kicked more than 10 diplomats, perhaps US against Russia.


I think the Nigerian embassy in London forgot to read that clause


For those like me that have never heard of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikko_affair




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