Silviu Ionescu found guilty, given 3 years' jail

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Former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu was sentenced on Wednesday to 3 years' jail with immediate effect after being found guilty of culpable homicide.

The decision is not definitive, and he may yet appeal, according to a report on a Romanian TV channel.

The former charge d'affaires of Romania in Singapore was charged with culpable homicide and with deserting the site of an accident in which one person lost his life and two were left injured.

Ionescu was arraigned before the Court on July 1, 2010, by the State Prosecutor, who formally charged him with culpable homicide, grevious bodily harm with intent, deserting the place of an accident and providing false evidence to the police.

MFA comments in response:
http://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/media_centre/press_room/pr/2013/201303/press_20130327_03.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter


MFA Spokesman's comments in response to media queries on the verdict of the hit-and-run accident involving former Romanian Charge d’Affaires in Singapore Dr Silviu Ionescu

In response to media queries on the verdict of the hit-and-run accident involving former Romanian Charge d’Affaires in Singapore Dr Silviu Ionescu, the MFA Spokesman said:

"Singapore welcomes the verdict delivered by the Bucharest Sector 3 Court, which sentenced former Romanian Chargé d’Affaires in Singapore Dr Silviu Ionescu to three years in jail after a trial lasting two years and eight months. Dr Ionescu was found guilty of the charges of manslaughter, negligent bodily injury and leaving the scene of an accident."

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
27 MARCH 2013