Strauss-Kahn claims diplomatic immunity in lawsuit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn asked a judge on Monday to dismiss a civil suit filed by a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault, asserting that the onetime French presidential hopeful had diplomatic immunity.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/18df5b3c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Strauss-Kahn+claims+diplomatic+immunity+in+lawsuit&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F26%2Fuk-strausskahn-idUKTRE78P58520110926%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Strauss-Kahn+claims+diplomatic+immunity+in+lawsuit&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F26%2Fuk-strausskahn-idUKTRE78P58520110926%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div> [More]

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