We, Singaporeans, are shocked and saddened by the hit-and-run accident occurred at around 3am (Singapore) on 15 December 2009 in which one person died and two others were injured.

Dr Silviu Ionescu, charge d'affaires of the Romanian embassy in Singapore is a suspect in the said traffic accident. He has gone back to Romania after the accident.

We, the undersigned, hereby request:-

(1) that the Romanian government or the Romanian embassy in Singapore shall immediately made out ex-gratia payments to the families of the victims of the said accident;

(2) that the Romanian government and the Romanian embassy in Singapore shall immediately and unconditionally co-operate with the Singapore authorities to conduct detail investigation of the accident;

(3) If the above-mentioned investigation yields prima-facie evidence that Dr Silviu Ionescu is responsible for the accident, the Romanian government and the Romanian embassy in Singapore shall immediately and unconditionally waive all immunity of the said Dr Silviu Ionescu under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and hand him over to the Singapore authorities.