As police went to arrest the men, the New Zealand diplomat allegedly pushed them and kicked the patrol car. New Zealand has lifted diplomatic immunity from a diplomat in Korea who allegedly shoved two policemen and kicked their patrol car. But after he was taken to Yongsan Police Station the man was freed after he invoked diplomatic immunity, the report stated. "New Zealand officials from a number of agencies are covered by diplomatic immunity in places like Korea...despite the report out of Korea that he had invoked immunity, that wasn't required. The Vienna Convention gives foreign diplomats immunity from civil or criminal prosecution.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 27, 2016 18:46 UTC