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Feb 27, 2010
MFA slams envoy's attitude
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A former Romanian diplomat's remark that a fatal hit-and-run accident last Dec 15 was something that 'happens all over the world' is shocking, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday. -- ST PHOTO: CHAN BEE LENG
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A FORMER Romanian diplomat's remark that a fatal hit-and-run accident last Dec 15 was something that 'happens all over the world' is shocking, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday.
In a strongly-worded response to Dr Silvio Ionescu's comments to The Straits Times on Thursday, the ministry hoped the Romanian authorities did not share his 'irresponsible and callous' attitude.
The ministry also took Dr Ionescu to task over what it called his puzzling comment that he should not come back to Singapore because of accusations that he was the driver of the car in the accident.
Dr Ionescu, 49, left Singapore for Romania on Dec 18, three days after two separate hit-and-run accidents involving a Romanian Embassy Audi A6 car in Bukit Panjang. One man, Mr Tong Kok Wai, 30, died and two others were hurt.
The former charge d'affaires cited a medical condition, believed to be diabetes, for his sudden departure.
Speaking to The Straits Times from Romania on Thursday evening, he said: 'I read in newspapers that prosecutors (in Singapore) were accusing me long before they had the right to.
Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.
MFA slams envoy's attitude
<!-- by line -->By Sujin Thomas
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A FORMER Romanian diplomat's remark that a fatal hit-and-run accident last Dec 15 was something that 'happens all over the world' is shocking, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday.
In a strongly-worded response to Dr Silvio Ionescu's comments to The Straits Times on Thursday, the ministry hoped the Romanian authorities did not share his 'irresponsible and callous' attitude.
The ministry also took Dr Ionescu to task over what it called his puzzling comment that he should not come back to Singapore because of accusations that he was the driver of the car in the accident.
Dr Ionescu, 49, left Singapore for Romania on Dec 18, three days after two separate hit-and-run accidents involving a Romanian Embassy Audi A6 car in Bukit Panjang. One man, Mr Tong Kok Wai, 30, died and two others were hurt.
The former charge d'affaires cited a medical condition, believed to be diabetes, for his sudden departure.
Speaking to The Straits Times from Romania on Thursday evening, he said: 'I read in newspapers that prosecutors (in Singapore) were accusing me long before they had the right to.
Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.