# Chilean Man Arrested for Claiming Diplomatic Immunity from Nonexistent Nation

A Chilean man was detained for falsely claiming diplomatic immunity from the fictional Republic of Lemuria.

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A traffic stop on Ruta 5 Norte in Lampa, Chile, turned into a police procedure involving a driver claiming diplomatic immunity from the non-existent Republic of Lemuria. [^1]

Biometric verification at the Lampa Roads Tenencia identified the driver as José Miguel Martínez, a 53-year-old Chilean citizen with no prior police record. [^2]

Captain Eduardo Oyarce stated that the individual initially refused inspection, claiming to be part of the embassy of the fictional Republic of Lemuria. [^3]

The detained driver presented identification documents listing his name as 'Martín Carlos Adrián Lemurión' and claimed membership in the Republic of Lemuria. [^4]

Captain Eduardo Oyarce said that the driver claimed he could not be inspected by police because he belonged to the embassy of a fictitious republic called Lemuria. [^5]

The driver was detained for crimes related to falsification of public instrument, identity usurpation, and identity concealment, and the case was referred to the Public Ministry. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. A traffic stop on Ruta 5 Norte in Lampa, Chile, turned into a police procedure involving a driver claiming diplomatic immunity from the non-existent Republic of Lemuria. (El Tiempo, News)
2. Biometric verification at the Lampa Roads Tenencia identified the driver as José Miguel Martínez, a 53-year-old Chilean citizen with no prior police record. (El Tiempo, News)
3. Captain Eduardo Oyarce stated that the individual initially refused inspection, claiming to be part of the embassy of the fictional Republic of Lemuria. (El Tiempo, News)
4. The detained driver presented identification documents listing his name as 'Martín Carlos Adrián Lemurión' and claimed membership in the Republic of Lemuria. (El Tiempo, News)
5. Captain Eduardo Oyarce said that the driver claimed he could not be inspected by police because he belonged to the embassy of a fictitious republic called Lemuria. (Primera Hora, News)
6. The driver was detained for crimes related to falsification of public instrument, identity usurpation, and identity concealment, and the case was referred to the Public Ministry. (Primera Hora, News)

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