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Dec 30, 2009
HIT-AND-RUN CASE
Diplomat a suspect
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The black Audi A6 belonging to the Romanian Embassy was abandoned in Sungei Kadut after it hit three people in Bukit Panjang at about 3am on Dec 15. Dr Ionescu, who had claimed that the car was stolen at the time of the accidents, is now a suspect.
THE Romanian diplomat who claimed that his embassy car was stolen at the time it was involved in a hit-and-run accident a fortnight ago is now a suspect in the case. Dr Silviu Ionescu, the charge d'affaires of the Romanian Embassy in Singapore, has not been ruled out as the person behind the wheel of the Audi car in the early morning hit-and-run. One of the three men who was hit in the Bukit Panjang accident has died. In response to queries on Dr Ionescu on Tuesday, the police would only say they had 'not ruled out any suspect surfaced in the course of our investigations'. Investigations were still under way with officers 'following up on all available leads'. The police had earlier written to the embassy asking for more details on the accident. Checks by The Straits Times revealed that Dr Ionescu left the country sometime last week. Attempts to reach him on his Singapore mobile have been unsuccessful.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Dec 30, 2009
HIT-AND-RUN CASE
Diplomat a suspect
<!-- by line --> By Teh Joo Lin & Jermyn Chow
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The black Audi A6 belonging to the Romanian Embassy was abandoned in Sungei Kadut after it hit three people in Bukit Panjang at about 3am on Dec 15. Dr Ionescu, who had claimed that the car was stolen at the time of the accidents, is now a suspect.
THE Romanian diplomat who claimed that his embassy car was stolen at the time it was involved in a hit-and-run accident a fortnight ago is now a suspect in the case. Dr Silviu Ionescu, the charge d'affaires of the Romanian Embassy in Singapore, has not been ruled out as the person behind the wheel of the Audi car in the early morning hit-and-run. One of the three men who was hit in the Bukit Panjang accident has died. In response to queries on Dr Ionescu on Tuesday, the police would only say they had 'not ruled out any suspect surfaced in the course of our investigations'. Investigations were still under way with officers 'following up on all available leads'. The police had earlier written to the embassy asking for more details on the accident. Checks by The Straits Times revealed that Dr Ionescu left the country sometime last week. Attempts to reach him on his Singapore mobile have been unsuccessful.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
