Romania demands US Marine guard return to face DUI trial News
Romania demands US Marine guard return to face DUI trial

[JURIST] Romania has demanded that a US Marine previously employed as an embassy guard return to the country to face charges for killing a man while driving intoxicated. The Romanian Foreign Ministry has sent an official letter to the US Embassy in Bucharest requesting that diplomatic immunity be lifted and the Marine, who is currently at a US military facility, return for trial. Reuters has more.

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