FREEDOM OF COMMUNICATION OF DIPLOMATIC AGENT ACCORDING TO THE 1961 VIENNA CONVENTION ON DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS ( Australian wiretapping case study of Indonesia)
Arfah Tjolleng
Indonesian Moslem University
Abstract
The receiving State shall permit and protect free communication on the part of the mission for all official purposes. in communicating with the Govemmerit and the other missions and consulates of the sending State, wherever situated, the mission may employ all appropriate means, including diplomatic couriers and messages in code or cipher. However, the mission may install and use a wireless transmitter only with the consent of the receiving State. The basic duty of a diplomat is to report to his government on political even, policies, and other related matter (ascertaining by all lawful means conditions and development in the receiving state, and reporting thereon to the government of the sending state).
Keywords: Communication, Diplomatic
Topic: Governance and Anti-Corruption