Romania lifts immunity, also dismisses envoy's claims

[Sleepyman]

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_490159.html

 

Romania responded swiftly yesterday to a request from Singapore, lifting immunity for an embassy staff member here and distancing itself from remarks made by its former charge d'affaires over a fatal car accident last year. --PHOTO: SHIN MIN

 

ROMANIA responded swiftly yesterday to a request from Singapore, lifting immunity for an embassy staff member here and distancing itself from remarks made by its former charge d'affaires over a fatal car accident last year.

 

It said that since former charge d'affaires Silviu Ionescu has been suspended from his diplomatic job, it will be up to him to decide whether to return to Singapore for a coroner's inquiry next month.

 

A Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romanian MFA) spokesman told The Straits Times on Friday that his country would do 'everything possible in order to maintain and enhance good relations between Romania and Singapore'.

 

The spokesman, Mr Lucian Rosenfeld, also dismissed allegations by Dr Ionescu in a recent television interview that he had been 'set up' by the Singapore Government.

 

Romania 'firmly disassociates itself' from those accusations, Mr Rosenfeld said.

 

Dr Ionescu has been identified as a suspect in two hit-and-run accidents last Dec 15 involving a Romanian Embassy car.

Edited February 13, 2010 by Sleepyman

[LoverofCar]

Smart thing for them to do that...they know we do bite...

[Nicholas]

link broken, u must have coped this from another forum right? Hehe.

 

[Tkseah]

Link here..

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_490159.html

[Ithunk]

Just goes to show how much power the Lttle Red Dot has got.

They put enough pressure on the Embassy to fire the envoy. Now lets see this guy come back here to face the music.

Great stuff. Some things we do, we do very well.

Kudos to our Foreign Ministry.

Incidentally if this happened in any other country where there are proper newspapers..the editors would have hounded this feller and encouraged the government to act ..even quicker.

But then, we have the ST. Who just kept mum.

Again, this government did what it had to do..and did it right.

[Ithunk]

The Romania Gov't is smart .

 

Now the ball is back into SG courts. If SG wants to pursue further, SG has to "extricate" or pay to "extricate" the Doc back to SG.

 

If SG Gov't does it, SG Gov't bears for all "Back lashes" from SG,Romanians, In't Critics...etc.

 

Basically, the Doc has got himself deeper and has already been considered "expendable" in the eyes of Romania Gov't.

 

What next ? Interesting indeed.

 

Looks like SG Gov't must finish the job...otherwise...malu again !

[Ithunk]

posting comments made on ST forum...

[Celicar]

I don't know if we have an extradition agreement with Romania, if we don't then it is rather difficult to force him to come to Singapore.

[relacker]

get ready ur cruxifix, holy water and sharp wooden stake, time to nail the suc__ker

[Felipe]

i got a feeling if it was the Big Apple, it will not be UP to him to go back.

[Ender]

i got a feeling if it was the Big Apple, it will not be UP to him to go back.

 

You mean New York?? the Mayor so powerful??

[Megatop]

I think the diplomatic immunity of the embassy's driver was lifted, not Mr Diplomat (accused of knocking down 3 guys).

[Axela72]

Any idea what will be the lightest punishment if found guilty?

 

2 yr supend in driving and $10k fine?

[Introz]

just say 6k fine bah

aunty get it

[Relagsingh]

Any idea what will be the lightest punishment if found guilty?

 

2 yr supend in driving and $10k fine?

 

i reckon it'll just be a fine.

 

banned from driving? where? in singapore?

[Osiris]

imho, it's not about the victim. they need to do it because

otherwise, the message sent worldwide is

u can screw us.

 

hopefully, they can get the guy legally or otherwise to say

dont screw with us

[Fireball0088]

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_490159.html

 

Romania responded swiftly yesterday to a request from Singapore, lifting immunity for an embassy staff member here and distancing itself from remarks made by its former charge d'affaires over a fatal car accident last year. --PHOTO: SHIN MIN

 

ROMANIA responded swiftly yesterday to a request from Singapore, lifting immunity for an embassy staff member here and distancing itself from remarks made by its former charge d'affaires over a fatal car accident last year.

 

It said that since former charge d'affaires Silviu Ionescu has been suspended from his diplomatic job, it will be up to him to decide whether to return to Singapore for a coroner's inquiry next month.

 

A Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romanian MFA) spokesman told The Straits Times on Friday that his country would do 'everything possible in order to maintain and enhance good relations between Romania and Singapore'.

 

The spokesman, Mr Lucian Rosenfeld, also dismissed allegations by Dr Ionescu in a recent television interview that he had been 'set up' by the Singapore Government.

 

Romania 'firmly disassociates itself' from those accusations, Mr Rosenfeld said.

 

Dr Ionescu has been identified as a suspect in two hit-and-run accidents last Dec 15 involving a Romanian Embassy car.

 

It is time to bring him in regardless how.... any special forces to bring him back him

 

[Fireball0088]

If he comes back, must take leave to go and see how he wil die in court