A local congressman from China’s eastern Fujian province was arrested Thursday for drunk driving, nearly a month after a problematic traffic incident resulted from a parking ticket, Sixth Tone’s sister publication The Paper reported Thursday.

The man, surnamed Su, is a deputy with the Xiapu County people’s congress, a local policymaking body. According to the report, he had been involved in an argument with traffic police on July 17 after receiving a parking ticket. When the officers asked him to leave the scene, Su reportedly boasted of his government position and taunted the officers by saying they didn’t have the authority to punish him. After the officers had taken Su into custody, a blood test revealed that he had been driving under the influence of alcohol.

The Xiapu County people’s congress announced Thursday that it had approved an arrest warrant for Su and suspended him from his post. Under Chinese law, congressional delegates have diplomatic immunity and cannot be arrested or otherwise criminally punished unless their affiliated bodies expressly allow such action to be taken. (Image:VCG)