The New Zealand court today lifted the ban to conceal the identity of a diplomat suspected of allegedly  being involved in a case of sexual assault and robbery in the country.

According to The New Zealand Herald, District Judge Wellington on Tuesday named the suspect as Mohammad Bin Ismail Rizalman, a diplomat who worked at the Malaysian Embassy in Wellington.

The truth was made after being challenged by the New Zealand media.  

During the May 9 incident, the suspect in his 30s, had allegedly followed a 21-year-old woman to her home before sexually assaulting  her.

The diplomat first appeared in the Wellington District Court on May 10. He reappeared again later in the month but no media were at the hearing.


The newspapers in New Zealand was barred from disclosing the name of the suspect or his home country after a New Zealand judge on May 30 issued a restraining order "suppression order" to avoid the man's identity from being disclosed.

The report also said the New Zealand Foreign Affairs Ministry has officially been asking countries to waive diplomatic immunity (diplomatic immunity), but the application is said to have been rejected.