© Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily NewsDevyani Khobragade, left, leaves Manhattan Federal Court after her arrest Thursday for allegedly cheating her housekeeper and babysitter by paying her $3.31 an hour and lying on a visa application.
The young Indian diplomat already had prestigious postings in Pakistan, Italy and Germany. Last year, as she prepared for an assignment in pricey New York, she decided to hire a babysitter to accompany her, her husband and two daughters.
Devyani Khobragade thought she had found the right employee in a woman named Sangeeta Richard. U.S. labor rules required that the sitter be paid $9.75 an hour.
But authorities allege that Khobragade drew up two contracts - one with the proper amount and one with the actual amount paid (about $3.31 an hour for a 40-hour workweek, a wage that would often amount to much less because of longer hours worked).
Khobragade's arrest last week on visa fraud charges and her subsequent treatment by U.S. authorities have touched off a
major diplomatic row with the United States, India's ally, culminating with the New Delhi government demanding an unconditional apology and curtailing U.S. diplomats' privileges and security measures.
Comment: "...the UN General Assembly resolution is not legally binding."
Do UN resolutions really even matter to the psychopathic elite? We see how ineffective they've been with regard to illegal occupations and human rights issues in other matters.
Does the UN actually believe a resolution that is not legally binding will accomplish something meaningful when it comes to international espionage?
Who's going to enforce the resolution? Who is the compelling authority?