THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has contacted the Embassy
of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) following a
traffic incident involving one of the embassy's cars on
Thursday.
'The DPRK Ambassador has assured us that the embassy respected
Singapore's laws and would extend its full cooperation with the
authorities in resolving the issue,' said a spokesman for MFA.
In the early hours of Thursday morning, a car bearing diplomatic
plates and the North Korean flag hit a parked car along Geylang
Lorong 21.
The silver Toyota multi-purpose vehicle from the embassy
subsequently reversed and drove off. There was only a driver in the
car.
It is understood that Mr Paek Yong Jin, third secretary of the
North Korean embassy, is assisting the police with statements.
Police said that investigations are still ongoing and no one has
been arrested.
The car that was hit, a black Nissan Cefiro, belonged to
49-year-old Toh Lai Heng, who had parked it along the right lane of
the narrow road to use the restroom at a nearby 24-hour coffee
shop.
