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[Orochi]

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3-year prison sentence for ex-Romanian diplomat

The Associated Press, Bucharest, Romania | World | Wed, March 27 2013, 7:48 PM

A Romanian court has handed down a three-year prison sentence to a former Romanian diplomat for killing a man in a hit-and-run accident in Singapore, where he had been an embassy attache.

A Bucharest district court sentenced Silviu Ionescu on Wednesday in a ruling that can be appealed. Neither Ionescu nor his attorneys were present.

Ionescu had testified that he had been set up by authorities in the Asian city-state.

He was accused of hitting two pedestrians with his car early on Dec. 15, 2009, and then hitting and injuring a third person while driving away. One man died 10 days later.

Ionescu returned to Romania immediately after the accident, citing diplomatic immunity. He said he had not been driving the embassy vehicle because it had been stolen earlier.

 

[Orochi]

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Singapore hit-and-run: Ex-diplomat Ionescu to appeal sentence, says lawyer

AFP
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013

BUCHAREST - A Bucharest court sentenced a former Romanian diplomat to three years in prison on Wednesday for a 2009 deadly hit-and-run accident in Singapore.

Silviu Ionescu, who was Romania's charge d'affaires in Singapore, was found guilty of hitting three pedestrians in December 2009 while driving a car belonging to the Romanian mission. One of the pedestrians, a 30-year-old Malaysian, died.

His lawyer told AFP he will appeal.

The former diplomat's defence team argued during the trial that he should be acquitted on grounds that there was no direct evidence linking him to the crime.

Ionescu, who fled Singapore shortly after the accident, has always claimed the Romanian mission's car was stolen. He has been on trial since October 2010.

 

[Orochi]

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Ionescu case: Widow of crash victim gets $240k

Published on Apr 16, 2013
11:56 AM

Madam Young said she was glad "it is all finally over" and does not want to be reminded of the accident again. -- TNP FILE PHOTO

By K. C. Vijayan, Senior Law Correspondent

THE woman whose husband died after being run down by former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu was awarded $240,000 yesterday at the High Court.

Madam Yenny Young was forced to make the heartbreaking decision to take Mr Tong Kok Wai off life-support after he suffered brain damage in the 2009 accident.

Yesterday, the 34-year-old told The Straits Times she was glad that "it is all finally over".

Two other pedestrians were hurt after being knocked down by the black Audi A6 belonging to the Romanian Embassy.

Get the full story from The Straits Times.

 

[sense]

Thanks Oro for the update.

We wonder if SG govt is going to reclaim the $240k from Romania?

 

[peppertail]

Thanks Oro for the update.

We wonder if SG govt is going to reclaim the $240k from Romania?

Why should they? Nothing to do with the government.

 

[lianbeng]

Re: Romanian envoy met MFA

lianbeng says: she's available now!

 

[Untouchables]

Re: Romanian judge deems Ionescu a risk to public order if he remains free


Updated: 12/05/2013 19:35 | By Channel NewsAsia

Ex-Romanian diplomat Ionescu back in court to ask for postponement

BUCHAREST: Former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu, who was convicted for causing two hit-and-run accidents in Singapore in 2009, appeared in a Bucharest court again on Thursday.

Ionescu had been sentenced in March this year to three years’ jail for manslaughter, causing injury and fleeing the scene of the accident in Singapore.

After more than four years on trial, Silviu Ionescu remains free, pending a ruling from the Bucharest's Court of Appeal.

On Thursday, upon appearing in court, he immediately filed for a postponement.

His lawyer claimed he had not been informed of the grounds for the other opposing parties' appeals, thus motivating his request.

The Court of Appeal has set the next court date for January 16.

According to Ionescu's lawyer, the appeal proceedings will probably take around two to three court dates to complete. - CNA/nd

 

[Untouchables]

Re: Romanian High Court rejects Ionescu appeal


Updated: 01/16/2014 23:43 | By Channel NewsAsia

Ex-Romanian diplomat Ionescu gets second postponement to jail appeal

BUCHAREST: Former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu appeared in a Bucharest court on Thursday to request a second adjournment into his appeal against a prison sentence for two hit-and-run accidents in Singapore in 2009.

Ionescu and his lawyer claimed that a letter they received this week from Singapore's Attorney-General's Chambers was not translated to Romanian.

The three judges from the Romanian Court of Appeal agreed to postpone the hearing to February 13.

Ionescu was sentenced in March last year to three years' jail for manslaughter, causing injury and fleeing the scene of the accident in Singapore.

After more than four years since the hit-and-run incident which killed one pedestrian and injured two others, he remains free, pending a ruling from Bucharest's Court of Appeal.

This is the second time that he has asked for a postponement, having filed for an adjournment last month. - CNA/ms

 

[Untouchables]

Updated: 02/14/2014 07:14 | By Channel NewsAsia

Heavier jail term for Romania ex-diplomat in Singapore crash

BUCHAREST: An appeals court in Bucharest on Thursday doubled the sentence to six years for a Romanian diplomat convicted for a deadly hit-and-run accident in Singapore in 2009.

Silviu Ionescu, Romania's charge d'affaires in Singapore at the time, was initially sentenced to three years behind bars after being found guilty of manslaughter for hitting three pedestrians in December 2009 while driving a car belonging to the Romanian mission.

One of the pedestrians, a 30-year-old Malaysian, died.

The appeals court also found him guilty of inflicting injuries and fleeing from the location of the crash, according to the ruling.

His lawyer was not immediately available for comment.

During his trial, which started in 2010, the ex-diplomat repeatedly said he was framed by the Singapore authorities because of critical reports he sent to the Romanian foreign ministry as head of the diplomatic mission in the city-state.

His defence team argued during the trial that he should be acquitted on the grounds that there was no direct evidence linking him to the crime.

Ionescu fled Singapore shortly after the accident. - AFP/rw

 

[lianbeng]

Re: Romanian envoy met MFA

3-year prison sentence for ex-Romanian diplomat

lianbeng replies: 3 years for a life? so cheap!

 

[HyoRu]

Re: Romanian envoy met MFA

lianbeng replies: 3 years for a life? so cheap!

Because he is a Foreigner, a notch above all Sinkapo lang.

 

[JiuHuKia]

So how to confirm the bastard really in jail serving time?

 

[Montagut]

Re: Romania 'doing its part'



Romanian ex-diplomat convicted for Singapore crash dies

By AFP

Published: 20:28 GMT, 9 December 2014 | Updated: 20:28 GMT, 9 December 2014

A former Romanian diplomat convicted for a deadly 2009 hit-and-run accident in Singapore died on Tuesday in a Bucharest jail hospital, local media reported.

Silviu Ionescu, Romania's charge d'affaires in Singapore at the time, had been sentenced to six years behind bars in February by a Bucharest appeals court. He died of cardio-respiratory problems, judiciary sources told Mediafax news agency.

Ionescu was found guilty of manslaughter for hitting three pedestrians in December 2009 while driving a car belonging to the Romanian mission.

Former Romanian Embassy charge d'affaires in Singapore, Silviu Ionescu, leaves Bucharest's courthouse after a hearing in his trial on December 14, 2011

Former Romanian Embassy charge d'affaires in Singapore, Silviu Ionescu, leaves Bucharest's courthouse after a hearing in his trial on December 14, 2011 ©Daniel Mihailescu (AFP/File)

One of the pedestrians, a 30-year-old Malaysian, died.

The court also found him guilty of inflicting injuries and fleeing from the location of the crash.

During his trial, which started in 2010, the ex-diplomat repeatedly said he was framed by the Singapore authorities because of critical reports he sent to the Romanian foreign ministry as head of the diplomatic mission in the city-state.

His defence team argued during the trial that he should be acquitted on the grounds that there was no direct evidence linking him to the crime.

Ionescu fled Singapore shortly after the accident.

 

[lianbeng]

Re: Romania 'doing its part'

Romanian ex-diplomat convicted for Singapore crash dies

lianbeng replies: yi si liao! case closed liao lah!

 

[Untouchables]

Re: Romanian representatives on Ionescu case to visit Singapore this week


Caning is constitutional, Court of Appeal rules in drug trafficker's case

Published on Mar 4, 2015 4:10 PM

Malaysian drug trafficker Yong Vui Kong's death sentence was commuted to a life term and 15 strokes of the cane in November 2013. -- PHOTO: CNB

By Selina Lum

SINGAPORE - Caning of convicted prisoners is constitutional, the Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday, dismissing a challenge by Malaysian drug trafficker Yong Vui Kong against the legality of the punishment.

The decision by the three-judge court is the latest chapter in the long-running case of 26-year-old Yong, who had made several bids to quash his original death sentence for trafficking 47g of heroin in 2008.

In November 2013, Yong's death sentence was commuted to a life term and 15 strokes of the cane, making him the first drug trafficker to be spared the death penalty under new laws giving judges wider sentencing discretion.

Last year, he appealed to quash his caning sentence. His lawyer M Ravi argued that caning violated the Constitution as it was discriminatory and that it amounted to torture, which is prohibited by international law and common law.

On Wednesday, the appeal court, after examining cases from Europe, Africa and elsewhere, held that caning as administered in Singapore does not amount to torture.

Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, delivering the court's decision, said that even though international law prohibits torture, international law and domestic law are two separate legal systems.

A domestic court cannot strike down a piece of domestic legislation by reason alone of its incompatibility with international law, he said. In the same way, a state cannot rely on domestic legislation to justify a breach of its international obligations.

The court also disagreed with the argument that torture is unconstitutional because there is a common law prohibition on torture.

The prohibition applies only to the torture of suspects or witnesses for the purpose of extracting evidence and confessions and does not cover the treatment of criminals after they are found guilty of their crimes, said CJ Menon.

Mr Ravi, who is suspended from practising law but was in court to observe the delivery of the judgment, said in his capacity as a human rights activist that the ruling has "put us back to the Middle Ages".

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[cass888]

Re: Romanian envoy met MFA

He was stupid. If he went to a Singapore court he will only kena fined $10k and gantonged. SOP punishment for driving deaths.

lianbeng replies: 3 years for a life? so cheap!