Posted on 03/27/2014 1:45:27 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
BEIJING - A Malaysian team have told relatives of Chinese passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 that there was sealed evidence that cannot be made public, as they came under fire from the angry relatives at a briefing on Wednesday.
The sealed evidence included air traffic control radio transcript, radar data and airport security recordings.
The briefing at the Metropark Lido Hotel in Beijing focused on UK satellite analysis which led Malaysia to conclude that flight MH370 ended in south Indian Ocean, off Perth.
The Chinese relatives were told that a five-member high-level team from Malaysia plans to brief them once every five days. The team include MAS pilot Lim Jit Koon and senior civil aviation official Ahmad Nizar Zolfakar.
During the question-and-answer session, a relative said: "Thanks for demonstrating your ability to read every word out of the powerpoint slides."
Another asked: "If the info is from UK satellite firm Inmarsat, does it mean the Malaysia team cannot answer our questions on the MH370 analysis?"
Faced with the barrage of questions from the angry relatives, the MAS team replied: "We can answer but we might not be correct as we're not the investigators":
They said Malaysia had requested for the British experts to join them for the briefing in Beijing but the latter declined.
They assured the relatives that the search and rescue operations for the plane have been stepped up but the hunt has been challenging as the search area is huge.
The Malaysian government and MAS have been criticised for their handling of the disappearance of MH370 on March 8. They have been accused of being slow in disseminating information and not revealing everything about the incident.
Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monday night that based on latest UK data analysis, the plane had gone down in a remote part of the southern Indian Ocean.
"We demand you retract announcement that MH370 ended in south Indian Ocean and continue search-and-rescue operations,'' one relative said at the briefing.
Some family representatives targeted Malaysian envoy Iskandar Sarudin, asking him: "You expect us to accept a report you cannot defend?"
"No comment,'' said Mr Iskandar.
He again declined to comment when asked "how do you expect us to feel friendly towards Malaysia?"
Upset by the response from the Malaysia team, a relative said: "You have once again left us speechless!"
Wednesday's briefing was the first time the media were allowed to attend.
The relatives also accused MAS of not providing enough assistance to them.
"Two-thirds of MH370 passengers are Chinese but only 50 caregivers?" asked a relative.
An airline official explained that they have had problem finding volunteers to help out.
When asked why the MAS office at the hotel was closed on Tuesday, the MAS officials said they were advised by the Chinese government not to be there given the tense mood among the relatives.
I have to go back and find something else I read to connect a dot. I'll be back.
The classified info will be evidence or downright proof of suicide by airplane crash.
Lithium Ion batteries are very energy dense long lasting batteries. They’re used in tons of things, most notably laptop computers. The problem isn’t so much that they combust, but if they are incorrectly made they can short out internally and become hot enough to start fires.
That whole nuke in Manhattan thing was because the heads of state were playing a video simulation of a nuclear terrorism attack. I don’t have a link but it was all over FR a few days ago. I think he was impressed by his own performance such that he actually thought he should be worried. Otherwise he might have just pulled it out of the air because it was so fresh in his mind. Nothing sinister there I’m afraid.
yes....ok, well there is no indication, that the aircraft headed back to KL....the proper procedure for an aircraft in trouble is to fly out of the air corridor,as other aircraft could be flying on the same track and then by turning 90 degrees to the track, and leave the air route....this what appears to have happened...the aircraft did turn 90 degrees and headed west...
That’s interesting, eh?
Thanks Responsibility2nd.
The big question is, WHY would they bring it up? If there’s info that can’t be released, OBVIOUSLY you don’t mention its existence.
What maroons.
OK, nothing sinister except that they were ‘playing’ a game involving nuclear disaster. What kind of a serious head of state plays such a game? OK OK. Maybe serious was too serious a word for BHO.
You think they'll cover for their CIA friends?
Yeah. Evidence that would incriminate them.
LOL! I wonder why that makes me feel deja vu.
MCINERNEY is BACK!!
anyone who trusts government any more for any reason on any subject is an idiot,
This obammy gub mint lies on nearly every subject even when truth would suit their end better.
curiouser and curiouser
Maybe the plane really is in Pakistan after all
The Malaysians might have shot it down as it doubled back over Malaysia in the middle of the first night. Could be in some deep jungle on the peninsula now being guarded by Malay troops.
That was my first thought and it still seems as good a possibility as any advanced by any agency, government, journalist or FReeper.
Anyone who WAS a teenager and reflects back on how poorly their lies were, understands.
Lithium metal batteries deliver extremely high densities of energy, and if they are mishandled they can catch fire, a fire that can’t be extinguished with halon, the most common kind of fire-suppression systems in passenger aircraft. That’s one reason the FAA banned shipments of nonrechargeable lithium metal batteries on passenger planes in 2004. But that ban only applies in the United States; international authorities are still considering whether to enact such a rule. Cargo and passenger aircraft are free to carry lithium ion batteries, although they are subject to labeling and packing regulations.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/25/opinion/adcock-flight-370-lithium-batteries/
It was mention earlier that a 777 had set a world record from Seattle to airport they took off from back a few years. The question was raise if the pilot was part of he crew. His “democracy is dead” t shirt may have been an indication of wanting democracy in his homeland. Could he have been used as an agent?
Cue the Missiin Impossible music!
mama, I suppose anything is possible but if I were thinking along the lines of a Bourne type actionj, I’d think it was the co-pilot who only recently was checked-out on the 777.
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