Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appellant could invoke diplomatic immunity to oppose lifting of seals
Decisione estratta
He could not rely on diplomatic privileges and immunities, which belong to the accrediting state and its diplomatic agents, not to him.
Motivazione estratta
The appellant had no diplomatic status; therefore the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations could not be invoked by him, whether before or after the end of the diplomat's status.