Malaysia to release report on missing flight MH370

Malaysia will release a investigation report on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on July 30, the country’s Ministry of Transport announced on July 20.
Malaysia to release report on missing flight MH370 ảnh 1Prayers for ill-fated victims of MH370 (Source: AFP)
Hanoi (VNA) – Malaysia will release a investigationreport on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on July 30, thecountry’s Ministry of Transport announced on July 20.

The investigation team will first brief the families of victimson the report, with a press conference to follow, Malaysian Minister ofTransport Anthony Loke said in the announcement.

Every word recorded by the investigation team will befully tabled in the report, without any edits, additions, or redactions, so as toensure its transparency, he stated, adding that the report will be publishedonline for the public and international organisations to gain access.

Voice 370, a group representing the victims’ relatives,has previously urged the government of Malaysia to conduct a review of theflight, including any possible falsification or elimination of records relatedto MH370 and its maintenance.

On May 29, US technology company Ocean Infinity endedsearches for Malaysia Airlines flight 370, which was believed to have been lostin the Indian Ocean since its disappearance in 2014.

The company carried out a three-month search in a massiveswathe of seabed measuring 112,000sq.km, four times larger than the areaexperts believe the flight had crashed. It was the latest move in attempts tofind out what had happened in the mysterious incident.

The Boeing 777 vanished on March 8, 2014 while flyingfrom Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing, Chiana, with 239 people on board.

Shortly after the incident, the largest search in the history of aviation wasconducted around 120,000 sq.km in the Indian Ocean, led by Australia with theengagement of China and Malaysia.

The campaign, which cost 159 million USD, was halted inJanuary 2017 after almost three years. So far, neither traces of the flight norreasons behind the accident have been uncovered.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that thesearch may be resumed if new evidence comes to light.–VNA 
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