My understanding from the Wikipedia article is that some spies have diplomatic passports. That doesn't mean that it goes the other way around: diplomats acting as spies.
Yes, it has happened in the past, but a diplomat is not expected to spy because, you know, it isn't very diplomatic to do so.
From the point of view of those getting spied on, I doubt there is much difference between getting spied on by a diplomat or by a spy with diplomatic credentials. Either ought to mean the guy gets a bullet.
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Yes, it has happened in the past, but a diplomat is not expected to spy because, you know, it isn't very diplomatic to do so.