extension of time decided to withdraw same. The motion for extension of time was granted by the Court and thus issues were joined between the parties. d. Following this development, the Plaintiff withdrew his applications for expedited hearing and default judgment and both were struck out on the 12th February, 2015. In her statement of Defence, the Defendant denied all the claims of the Plaintiff. Specifically the Defendant argued that; i. The entire application should be dismissed for lacking any legal basis and intended to mislead the Court into believing that the Immunities and Privileges accruing to Diplomatic Agents and Consular Officers are the same. ii. That the Plaintiff is not a Diplomatic Agent of the Defendant and that the purported Liberian Diplomatic Passport N° 003828 exhibited by the Plaintiff was fraudulently obtained out of his prison cell, since there was no record at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Defendant relating to the said Passport. iii. That although in the Plaintiff’s narration of facts he claimed that the 6th Judicial Circuit Court, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County of the Defendant declared the Plaintiff as a Consular General and thus enjoys Diplomatic Immunity and should be repatriated by the Defendant, the said judgment lacks foundation having regard to the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and other International instruments relied upon by the Court. iv. Consular Officers are not immune from Criminal proceedings except with respect to acts performed in the exercise of their functions, but that the Plaintiff was arrested, tried and convicted of grave crimes of sexual assault unrelated to his functions as a Consular officer. p. 13