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Subscribe </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>nextinfidel <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>Feb-11 11:16 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 23) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>28472.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>the bugger knows the PAP weak spot. and he is exploiting it to his advantage for the whole world to see. hope to see him mention ISD and all the dirty PAP stuff. ALL OF IT!!!!.
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Dr Silviu Ionescu accused Singapore govt of “setting him up” over the double hit-and-run accident
February 11, 2010 by admin
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Dr Silviu Ionescu, the Romanian diplomat implicated in the double hit and run traffic accident in Bukit Panjang in December 2009 which claimed the life of one innocent young man now turned around and accused the Singapore government of “setting him up.”
In a recent interview with a Romanian television station Antena 3, Dr Silviu Ionescu claimed that the case against him was a “set-up” by the Singapore government because he had been reporting on political activities here.
Dr Silviu told Romanian online newspaper click.ro that he had requested the Romanian Foreign Ministry to recall him from Singapore several times last year because he felt pressurized by the “political aspect” of Singapore.
“The first two years were normal, but subsequently I received complaints from the Singapore government that I was too concerned about the local politics which has caused tremendous amount of stress on me.” he said.
Dr Silviu did not elaborate more about his involvement in Singapore politics or how the Singapore government has exerted “pressure” on him.
He also claimed that there had been a similar case in 2007, when he was also accused of being the driver in a hit-and-run accident, but was eventually let off as he had an alibi at that time.
MFA, which summoned Mr Aurelian Neagu, Romanian Ambassador to Singapore, to the ministry today, told the envoy that Dr Ionescu ‘had made very serious allegations against the integrity of the Singapore Government which MFA categorically rejected as lacking any basis in fact.’
‘These allegations were also a gross insult to the victims of the two accidents,’ said the ministry’s spokesman, who added that Dr Ionescu’s claim that he had been accused of being the driver in a hit-and-run accident in 2007 is ‘entirely false.’
MFA handed Ambassador Neagu a diplomatic note seeking the Romanian Embassy’s assistance in requesting Dr Ionescu to return to Singapore to attend the Coroner’s Inquiry.
For two entire months after the accident, there were no press releases or public statements from MFA on the case, not even a simple word of condolence to the families of the victims.
When asked by the Singapore media about his views on the accident, Foreign Minister George Yeo said:
“What happened was very bad.”
It is baffling that MFA will take a sudden interest to the case after Dr Silviu had made the allegations against the Singapore government on Romanian TV and newspapers.
As Romania is a member of the European Union, the views carried by its media may influence the perception of Singapore among EU countries. Such sensational negative reports will surely tarnished its reputation overseas.
The Singapore government has always maintained that its “integrity” is beyond any doubt and its leaders are all “holier than thou” and “whiter than white” angels who are completely honest, upright and incorruptible.
The onus is now on the Singapore government to sue Dr Silviu Ionescu for defamation like what it did to the Singapore Democratic Party in 2006 for distributing flyers linking it to the NKF saga.
<HR SIZE=1>Edited 2/11/2010 2:19 pm ET by nextinfidel</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
from temasek review.
Dr Silviu Ionescu accused Singapore govt of “setting him up” over the double hit-and-run accident
February 11, 2010 by admin
Filed under Headlines
Leave a comment
Written by Our Correspondent
Dr Silviu Ionescu, the Romanian diplomat implicated in the double hit and run traffic accident in Bukit Panjang in December 2009 which claimed the life of one innocent young man now turned around and accused the Singapore government of “setting him up.”
In a recent interview with a Romanian television station Antena 3, Dr Silviu Ionescu claimed that the case against him was a “set-up” by the Singapore government because he had been reporting on political activities here.
Dr Silviu told Romanian online newspaper click.ro that he had requested the Romanian Foreign Ministry to recall him from Singapore several times last year because he felt pressurized by the “political aspect” of Singapore.
“The first two years were normal, but subsequently I received complaints from the Singapore government that I was too concerned about the local politics which has caused tremendous amount of stress on me.” he said.
Dr Silviu did not elaborate more about his involvement in Singapore politics or how the Singapore government has exerted “pressure” on him.
He also claimed that there had been a similar case in 2007, when he was also accused of being the driver in a hit-and-run accident, but was eventually let off as he had an alibi at that time.
MFA, which summoned Mr Aurelian Neagu, Romanian Ambassador to Singapore, to the ministry today, told the envoy that Dr Ionescu ‘had made very serious allegations against the integrity of the Singapore Government which MFA categorically rejected as lacking any basis in fact.’
‘These allegations were also a gross insult to the victims of the two accidents,’ said the ministry’s spokesman, who added that Dr Ionescu’s claim that he had been accused of being the driver in a hit-and-run accident in 2007 is ‘entirely false.’
MFA handed Ambassador Neagu a diplomatic note seeking the Romanian Embassy’s assistance in requesting Dr Ionescu to return to Singapore to attend the Coroner’s Inquiry.
For two entire months after the accident, there were no press releases or public statements from MFA on the case, not even a simple word of condolence to the families of the victims.
When asked by the Singapore media about his views on the accident, Foreign Minister George Yeo said:
“What happened was very bad.”
It is baffling that MFA will take a sudden interest to the case after Dr Silviu had made the allegations against the Singapore government on Romanian TV and newspapers.
As Romania is a member of the European Union, the views carried by its media may influence the perception of Singapore among EU countries. Such sensational negative reports will surely tarnished its reputation overseas.
The Singapore government has always maintained that its “integrity” is beyond any doubt and its leaders are all “holier than thou” and “whiter than white” angels who are completely honest, upright and incorruptible.
The onus is now on the Singapore government to sue Dr Silviu Ionescu for defamation like what it did to the Singapore Democratic Party in 2006 for distributing flyers linking it to the NKF saga.
<HR SIZE=1>Edited 2/11/2010 2:19 pm ET by nextinfidel</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
