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Romanian envoy not likely to return for inquiry
FORMER Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu is unlikely to return to Singapore for a coroner's inquiry into the death of Mr Tong Kok Wai, which begins on Wednesday.
In his first comments to the Singapore media since leaving the country on Dec 18, three days after Mr Tong was killed in a hit-and-run accident involving a Romanian Embassy car in Bukit Panjang, Dr Ionescu said his failing health was the main reason he may not return.
He claimed that he could die as a result of his illness, believed to be diabetes.:oIo::oIo::oIo::oIo::oIo::oIo::oIo:
FORMER Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu is unlikely to return to Singapore for a coroner's inquiry into the death of Mr Tong Kok Wai, which begins on Wednesday.
In his first comments to the Singapore media since leaving the country on Dec 18, three days after Mr Tong was killed in a hit-and-run accident involving a Romanian Embassy car in Bukit Panjang, Dr Ionescu said his failing health was the main reason he may not return.
He claimed that he could die as a result of his illness, believed to be diabetes.:oIo::oIo::oIo::oIo::oIo::oIo::oIo: