Iraq’s ambassador to Portugal has been summoned to Baghdad after the envoy’s twin sons were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a 15-year-old boy, the foreign ministry has said. I am not hiding under the umbrella of the diplomatic immunity,” Haider Ali said, offering his “deepest apologies” and insisting he wouldn’t leave Portugal. Ridha Ali added that “Ruben” saw them a little later and spoke in “a very aggressive tone… he hit me again in the face and on my shoulder”. “The ministry of foreign affairs has summoned the Iraqi ambassador to Portugal to discuss the incident his sons are accused of,” spokesman Ahmad Jamal said. The foreign ministry added it was keen to maintain “its good reputation” and the solid relations it enjoys with Portugal.

Source: Indian Express August 23, 2016 23:03 UTC