Did you know the World Health Organization, in its founding document (1946), exempted itself from criminal charges?
"Why would an organization need to give itself exemption from criminal prosecution?" asked Dr. David Martin.
"The reason why they wrote that into their founding… pic.twitter.com/8J3hWqn03E
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) November 16, 2023
In the world health organization 1946 founding document – they exempt themselves from all criminal charges and investigations. Now why would they need to do that?
Page 33 – section 13,14 &15
Section 13 Representatives of members at meetings convened by a specialized agency shall, while exercising their functions and during their journeys to and from the place of meeting, enjoy the following privileges and immunities: (a) Immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage, and in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in their official capacity, immunity from legal process of every kind; (b) Inviolability for all papers and documents; (c) The right to use codes and to receive papers or correspondence by courier or in sealed bags; (d) Exemption in respect of themselves and their spouses from immigration restrictions, aliens’ registration or national service obligations in the State which they are visiting or through which they are passing in the exercise of their functions; (e) The same facilities in respect of currency or exchange restrictions as are accorded to representatives of foreign Governments on temporary official missions; (f) The same immunities and facilities in respect of their personal baggage as are accorded to members of comparable rank of diplomatic missions.
Section 14 In order to secure for the representatives of members of the specialized agencies at meetings convened by them complete freedom of speech and complete independence in the discharge of their duties, the immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in discharging their duties shall continue to be accorded, notwithstanding that the persons concerned are no longer engaged in the discharge of such duties.
Section 15 Where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, periods during which the representatives of members of the specialized agencies at meetings convened by them are present in a Member State for the discharge of their duties shall not be considered as periods of residence.
Document Link:
https://apps.who.int/gb/bd/PDF/bd47/EN/basic-documents-47-en.pdf
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Other examples of immune from criminal charges:
Queen Elizabeth II cannot be arrested and staff are ‘immune to civil arrest’
h/t Little Lost