印度女外交官柯布拉加德離開美國

An Indian diplomat at the center of a disagreement with the United States for allegedly lying on a visa application for her maid has left the U.S.

Devyani Khobragade flew out of the U.S. Thursday night after India turned down a U.S. request to waive her diplomatic immunity.

Khobragade had been serving as India's deputy consel general in New York. However, on Thursday - following standard procedure - U.S. officials accepted India's request to change her accreditation to the United Nations as a diplomat, giving her full immunity.

Once she had full immunity, the State Department asked India to waive it so that Khobragade could face charges. But India denied the request.

The spokesman said the charges against her will not be dropped upon leaving the country, and she will face them if she returns.印度女外交官柯布拉加德已經離開美國，她涉嫌在爲其保姆申請簽證時撒謊，此事導致印度與美國之間的分歧。

柯布拉加德星期四晚間乘飛機離開美國，此前印度拒絕了美國提出的免除其豁免權的要求。

柯布拉加德本是印度駐紐約的副總領事，但按照標準程序，美國官員星期四接受印度方面的要求，將柯布拉加德的駐美身份改爲駐聯合國的外交官，給予她全面豁免權。

在柯布拉加德獲得全面豁免權後，美國國務院要求印度免除她的這一權利，以便美方對她提出起訴，但印度拒絕了這一要求。

美國國務院發言人說，柯布拉加德離境後，針對她的指控不會撤銷，而一旦她返回美國，將會面臨起訴。