PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian government is the “real executioners” of our loved ones, said relatives of those on board of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Australian-based newspaper Sydney Morning Herald also quoted the family members lashing out at Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak for making an announcement “without any direct evidence”.
“From March 8, when they announced that MH370 lost contact to today, 18 days have passed during which the Malaysian government and military constantly tried to delay, deceive the passengers’ families and cheat the whole world.
“This shameless behaviour not only fooled and hurt the families of the 154 passengers but also misguided and delayed rescue actions, wasting a large quantity of human resources and materials and lost valuable time for the rescue effort.
“If the 153 Chinese passengers did lose their lives, Malaysia Airlines, the Malaysian government and military are the real executioners who killed them. We the families of those on board submit our strongest protest against them,” said the family member, via a statement in Beijing.
The family members also said that they would take every possible means to pursue the unforgivable crimes and responsibility of the Malaysian government, Malaysia Airlines and the military.
Yesterday night, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced that MH370 flight had crashed in the southern part of the Indian Ocean.
“Based on UK’s new analysis, Inmarsat and the AAIB have concluded that MH370 flew along the southern corridor, and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth.
“This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean,” Najib was reported saying.
Even before Najib made the announcement, Malaysia Airlines had sent a text message in English to the family members in regards to the latest development, leaving them confused.
However, Malaysia Airlines defended the decision to send the text messages, saying all efforts were made to contact all families to inform them in person beforehand.
“I’ve been waiting half a month, and they just give us one sentence?” one woman was reported saying.
China was said to have reacted with disbelief and scepticism over the Najib’s announcement and demanded further details on how investigators reached their conclusion that flight MH370 had crashed in the Indian Ocean.
MH370 went missing mysteriously an hour on its journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, carrying 239 passengers and crew members. Most of the passengers were form China.