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61 year old auntie accompany her 25 year old daughter to Romania to meet a guy she got to know online, both of them suddenly became uncontactable. Its been 10 days and there's still no news about their whereabouts. Whole family is worried sick. The girl's dad also found out that she had withdraw $50k from her bank account. MFA is monitoring the case

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http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC10...ried-in-Romania SINGAPORE - Former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu, who is wanted by the Singapore authorities for two hit-and-run accidents here last December, will be tried in his own country. Romania's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) said Ionescu, who was arrested by the Romanian authorities in May, has been indicted for homicide. He is also accused of causing physical injuries and making false statements. The date of his trial has not been set and he will remain in custody until then, wire news agency AFP quoted a Romaninan GPO statement as saying. Ionescu, 50, is alleged to have hit three pedestrians in two incidents in December while driving a car belonging to the Romanian Embassy in Singapore. He was then Romania's Charge d'Affaires. One of the victims, a Malaysian, died on Christmas Day while two others suffered injuries. Ionescu, who flew to Romania days after the accident, "did not stop to let pedestrians cross like they were allowed to do by a green light", AFP quoted Romanian prosecutors as saying. "He left the scene of the first crash and drove on to the following crossroad where he again did not stop by a pedestrian crossing and caused another accident," added the prosecutors in Bucharest. Ionescu has publicly denied he was the driver, claiming the car was stolen. According to Romanian prosecutors, the claim "does not conform to reality", reported AFP. In Singapore, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday: "We welcome the announcement by the Romanian Prosecutor's Office that Mr Ionescu will be charged with, among other things, homicide and that he will remain in custody pending trial. It is an important step forward in ensuring that justice is served." ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY S RAMESH Oh, b-------t.

BUCHAREST - A Romanian court jailed for 29 days Saturday a diplomat allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash in Singapore in December that killed a Malaysian, media reported. Silviu Ionescu, a former charge d'affaires in Singapore, was detained for questioning on Friday and the court later ordered him to be arrested for 29 days pending his trial. Ionescu's lawyer filed an appeal to the court's decision, news agency Mediafax reported. Ionescu is alleged to have hit three pedestrians in two incidents in December while driving a car belonging to the Romanian mission. One of the victims, a 30-year-old Malaysian national, suffered brain damage and died on Christmas Day, while the two others suffered injuries. The diplomat, who flew back to Romania days after the accident, 'has tried to influence witnesses' depositions and asked an employee to ... erase data in his computer,' prosecutors said. Ionescu has publicly denied he was the driver, claiming the car was stolen. In interviews to Romanian media, he alleged he was 'a victim of a conspiracy by Singapore authorities.' Last month Singapore issued an arrest warrant after a coroner's court ruled that Ionescu was driving the car involved in the accident. Singapore's foreign ministry said the Romanian government had the moral obligation to persuade Ionescu to return to face the charges. There is no extradition treaty between the two countries. 'The Romanian government must in its own interests ensure that justice was served and seen to be served,' a spokesman said in a statement. 'Otherwise, there would inevitably be consequences for bilateral relations.' Source : Asiaone

Apr 14, 2010 Ionescu's link to escorts firm News reports in Romania have linked former Roman diplomat Silviu Ionescu to a local company there that allegedly recruits girls to become 'escorts in the most fashionable karaoke clubs in Singapore', reported The New Paper. -- ST PHOTO: CHAN BEE LENG NEWS reports in Romania have linked former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu to a local company there that allegedly recruits girls to become 'escorts in the most fashionable karaoke clubs in Singapore', The New Paper reported on Wednesday. Adevarul (The Truth), one of Romania's top daily newspapers, reported that the former charge de'affaires to Singapore had lent 28,000 euros (S$53,000) to the company, Elaboration Ltd, which is said to be run by his close friend, Mr George Karastergios, a Greek national. The Romanian reports also link Dr Ionescu, 49, to a traffic accident in Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, six years ago, after which he claimed the other driver tried to blackmail him, said TNP. A warrant of arrest and an Interpol alert have been issued against Dr Ionescu, after a State Coroner found him to be the driver of the car that killed Mr Tong Kok Wai, 30, and injured two others in hit-and-run accidents last Dec 15 at Bukit Panjang.

A property in Bucharest belonging to former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu has been temporarily seized by his government. Romania

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_490159.html Romania responded swiftly yesterday to a request from Singapore, lifting immunity for an embassy staff member here and distancing itself from remarks made by its former charge d'affaires over a fatal car accident last year. --PHOTO: SHIN MIN ROMANIA responded swiftly yesterday to a request from Singapore, lifting immunity for an embassy staff member here and distancing itself from remarks made by its former charge d'affaires over a fatal car accident last year. It said that since former charge d'affaires Silviu Ionescu has been suspended from his diplomatic job, it will be up to him to decide whether to return to Singapore for a coroner's inquiry next month. A Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romanian MFA) spokesman told The Straits Times on Friday that his country would do 'everything possible in order to maintain and enhance good relations between Romania and Singapore'. The spokesman, Mr Lucian Rosenfeld, also dismissed allegations by Dr Ionescu in a recent television interview that he had been 'set up' by the Singapore Government. Romania 'firmly disassociates itself' from those accusations, Mr Rosenfeld said. Dr Ionescu has been identified as a suspect in two hit-and-run accidents last Dec 15 involving a Romanian Embassy car.