Strauss-Kahn’s Lawyers Argue He’s Immune to Maid’s Assault Suit
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers tried to convince a judge in the Bronx, New York, that diplomatic immunity shields the former International Monetary Fund head from being sued by the hotel maid who claims he attempted to rape her.
Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn, 62, said he was entitled to such protection as head of the IMF and requested New York Supreme Court Justice Douglas McKeon throw out the complaint. Attorneys for Nafissatou Diallo, 33, the maid, said Strauss-Kahn is using the argument as a delay tactic.