She has been accused of killing the 19-year-old in a crash near the base.<\/p>\n
Mr Dunn’s mother said the change, which is not thought to be retrospective, was a “huge step in the right direction”.<\/p>\n
Charlotte Charles told the BBC: “We now need Dominic Raab to work with us to make sure that we get her back to the UK to face justice at some point soon.”<\/p>\n
The foreign secretary has said relatives of US staff at the air base can face prosecution under the amended rules where they may previously have been immune.<\/p>\n
Mr Raab said the new arrangements had “closed the anomaly that led to the denial of justice in the heartbreaking case of Harry Dunn”.<\/p>\n
He said he appreciated the changes “won’t bring Harry back” but hoped they may “bring some small measure of comfort” to his family.<\/p>\n
Ms Charles vowed to continue the family’s campaign to put Mrs Sacoolas before a UK court.<\/p>\n
“We always live with hope that one day she might just decide of her own accord to put herself on a plane and come back over here”, she said.<\/p>\n
“We definitely will keep the pressure up”, she said.<\/p>\n
Ms Charles said she wanted Mrs Sacoolas to “see what her own country has agreed to with the anomaly they’ve now amended”.<\/p>\n
Northamptonshire Police said it understood the changes would not be retrospective but welcomed the move.<\/p>\n
The US State Department said the amendment was a “reflection of our especially close relationship” with the UK.<\/p>\n
Northamptonshire Police said it would continue working with British prosecutors to ensure Mrs Sacoolas was returned from the US to face court proceedings.<\/p>\n
Mrs Sacoolas, 42, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving in December.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Home Office extradition request was refused by US secretary of state Mike Pompeo in January, and American officials said the\u00a0decision was final<\/a>.<\/p>\n It is believed Mrs Sacoolas was driving on the wrong side of the road when Mr Dunn was killed.<\/p>\n There have been reports of other vehicles spotted driving on the wrong side of the road near the base, including one which was\u00a0shown in a YouTube video<\/a>\u00a0in February.<\/p>\n Anne Sacoolas, the alleged killer of Harry Dunn, is never going to be extradited from the US because Washington is standing firm that she is entitled to diplomatic immunity.<\/p>\n This claim of immunity was the product of a legal loophole that needed to be fixed – a loophole that nobody apparently spotted until tragedy struck.<\/p>\n Officials of foreign governments who are officially operating in another country have immunity from prosecution under long-standing international law. This legal principle of immunity has long been accepted by states as necessary to help foster good relations between them.<\/p>\n But limits can be imposed by agreement. In the case of RAF Croughton, a deal between the two states allowed the potential prosecution of US staff for crimes committed beyond their duties – but their families had greater protections.<\/p>\n In short, had a US official, rather than his or her spouse, been behind the wheel of the car that was involved in a crash, they may have had to face police questioning and potential criminal charge.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Anne](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1830C\/production\/_110248099_diplomatwife.jpg\")
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