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Ex-Romania envoy rejects coroner findings in Singapore hit and run
Apr 1, 2010, 4:41 GMT
Singapore - A former Romanian diplomat in Singapore dismissed the verdict of a Coroner Court blaming him for a fatal hit-and-run accident in the city-state, the Straits Times reported Thursday.
The court found Wednesday that Silviu Ionescu, 49, the former charge d'affaires, drove the embassy car that hit three pedestrians on December 15, including Malaysian Tong Kok Wai, who later died of his injuries.
Ionescu, who left Singapore for Romania three days after the accident, scoffed at evidence given by 54 witnesses at the March 3-10 coroner hearing, the newspaper said.
The Singapore daily also quoted Ionescu as complaining that Tong, 30, was cremated three days after his death, which did not give him a chance to seek a second expert opinion on the cause of death.
There is no extradition treaty between Singapore and Romania to bring Ionescu to Singapore to face charges, Tokyo-based Romanian Ambassador to Singapore Aurelian Neagu said.
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