With respect to the recent car accident, involving a diplomat from the Japanese embassy, on March 23, 2002, at 1:30 a.m.: ( a ) were charges laid against the diplomat and if so, what were the charges; ( b ) were other people involved in the accident and if so, were charges laid against anyone else who may have been involved; ( c ) what was the diplomat's full name and position at the Japanese embassy; and ( d ) how did the “zero tolerance policy” implemented last year affect this situation and the treatment of the Japanese diplomat following the accident?
In the House of Commons on May 21st, 2002. See this statement in context.