There was no evidence that the Romanian Embassy's Audi A6 car had been tampered with or broken into. -- PHOTO: SHIN MINSingapore- A MOTOR company manager cum assessor told a coroner's court on Wednesday that there was no evidence that the Romanian Embassy's Audi A6 car had been tampered with or broken into.
Mr Boo Seng Yak of Premium Automobile Singapore, the Audi dealer in Singapore, said the car has two remote ignition keys and an emergency ignition key. 'The car can only be driven by any of the two remote ignition keys or the emergency ignition key, as the car is equipped with an immobiliser system,' he said in his statement.
This means that if the car is broken into by a person who does not have the authorised ignition key to the car, he cannot drive it away. He added that there was no record that the car keys were reported lost or stolen.
His evidence flew in the face of a report lodged by ex-Romanian diplomat Sliviu Ionescu that the embassy car had been stolen on the morning it was involved in two hit-and-run accidents at Bukit Panjang on last Dec 15.
The accident claimed the life of assistant manager Tong Kok Wai, 30, a newly-wed, and injured two others, Malaysian Bong Hwee Haw, 24, Mr Tong's colleague, and Mr Muhammad Haris Abu Talib, 18. Mr Tong died 10 days after the accident while the other two had been discharged.
The court was hearing an inquiry into the death of Mr Tong. The hearing continues.
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