I'd very much like to know why in the fucking hell they should be immune from prosecution.
That's how it's been for centuries. Just look into the history of the treaty ports in China. Europeans always demand immunity from the countries they inhabit.
Japan too iirc
Empire thugs are notorious for abusing their host populations. Germany known that locals get be beaten, raped and killed well before the the deal is inked, so they have to cover their liability.
Classic imperialist move.
colonizers want jurisidiction so they can cover up all the sexual assaults and murders committed by servicemen
Níger is on a streak against imperialism and its great. Its like the 9th big win sinde they took power
The whole Alliance of Sahel States thing has been a procession of 'damn that imperial core nation has military bases there?' for me tbh