Andrey Knyazev

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Andrey Knyazev is a former Russian diplomat in Canada, who became notorious when, on January 27, 2001, he struck and killed a Canadian woman while driving drunk. Invoking diplomatic immunity, he escaped prosecution in Canada. He was later convicted in Russia for the incident and sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment on March 19, 2002 [1].

The incident led to a crackdown on drunk driving by diplomats in Canada.

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• 3 diplomats lose their licences over drunk driving