Malaysia on Monday rejected as “speculation” a report in a British newspaper which alleged that the pilot of the missing Flight MH370 was a prime suspect behind the baffling disappearance of the aircraft.
“Don’t listen to speculation, basically it’s not fair to the pilot’s family. It’s about family and he has children and this time, if you’re wrong, how are you going to repair the damage,” acting Malaysian Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein said.
The UK’s Sunday Times reported that the Royal Malaysian Police now regarded MH370 pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah as the major suspect in the disappearance of Flight MH370.
Hishamuddin also said the Malaysian Government was still discussing with Australian and Chinese authorities to identify a new location in the Indian Ocean to locate the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which vanished on March 8.
They were also discussing a new phase and the use of suitable assets for the operation to locate the aircraft, the minister said.
“That is very important in this new phase because without knowing or deciding where this area is going to be, it’s very difficult for us to understand what sort of equipment is needed, which have specific capabilities, for the search mission,” he told reporters.