România and Singapore established on 30 May 1967, diplomatic relations between the embassies according to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From June 1981, Romania’s has been represented in Singapore by a charge d’affaires.08/04/2010
International search warrant for Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu
Singapore authorities issues an international search warrant for the diplomat Silviu Ionescu accused of causing an accident which triggered the death of one person and the injury of another two people, in this country. According to Vienna Convention the investigations on the Romanian diplomat will be carried on by the Romanian authorities.
The chief prosecutor of the criminal pursuit section within the supreme instance, Marius Iacob, confirmed that Interpol Romania received a document from Singapore Police, Mediafax informs.
Silviu Ionescu is accused of third degree murder, leaving the place of the accident and false statements. The investigators say that instead of stopping and calling an ambulance for the victim he kept driving and on the next junction he hit another young man. Moreover he tried to hide his action and staged the car stealing.
Charge d’affaires Silviu Ionescu denied that he was driving the car which caused the accident in the evening of 15 December 2009. The diplomat recounted in January for Antena 3, that his car was stolen from the front of the embassy and the witnesses which were placing him at the place of the accident were wrong and can be suspected of bad intentions.
România and Singapore established on 30 May 1967, diplomatic relations between the embassies according to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From June 1981, Romania’s has been represented in Singapore by a charge d’affaires.
Bucharest Herald
References:
- Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
- Interpol.int
- [13Jan2010] Quiet diplomacy not a sign of weakness
- 18April2010: Ionescu Interpol Notice withdrawn?
The chief prosecutor of the criminal pursuit section within the supreme instance, Marius Iacob, confirmed that Interpol Romania received a document from Singapore Police, Mediafax informs.
Silviu Ionescu is accused of third degree murder, leaving the place of the accident and false statements. The investigators say that instead of stopping and calling an ambulance for the victim he kept driving and on the next junction he hit another young man. Moreover he tried to hide his action and staged the car stealing.
Charge d’affaires Silviu Ionescu denied that he was driving the car which caused the accident in the evening of 15 December 2009. The diplomat recounted in January for Antena 3, that his car was stolen from the front of the embassy and the witnesses which were placing him at the place of the accident were wrong and can be suspected of bad intentions.
România and Singapore established on 30 May 1967, diplomatic relations between the embassies according to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From June 1981, Romania’s has been represented in Singapore by a charge d’affaires.
Bucharest Herald
References:
- Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
- Interpol.int
- [13Jan2010] Quiet diplomacy not a sign of weakness
- 18April2010: Ionescu Interpol Notice withdrawn?
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