Singapore has taken the first steps towards criminal proceedings against former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu, a day after the State Coroner found him responsible for two hit-and-run accidents in Bukit Panjang last December.
The Attorney-General's Chambers has prepared a set of 13 charges it wants to bring against Dr Ionescu, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Thursday night said.
The charges include causing death by reckless driving, causing grievous hurt through a rash act, and failing to stop, help or lodge a police report after the accidents. In its statement, MFA said it had called upon Mr Aurelian Neagu, the Romanian Ambassador to Singapore, to a meeting next week to discuss the charges.
They said that Dr Ionescu has to be in Singapore to answer the charges. He also enjoys diplomatic immunity, and Romania has given no indication that it will waive this.
In the unlikely event that Dr Ionescu can be compelled to return as Singapore and Romania does not have an extradition treaty.
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