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]

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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. · El Tiempo

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

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

The detained driver presented identification documents listing his name as 'Martín Carlos Adrián Lemurión' and claimed membership in the Republic of Lemuria. · El Tiempo

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. ·

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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. ·

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