Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak released a statement late last night to further clarify on the steps that are being taken to carry out investigations for Malaysia Airlines’ flight #MH17 crash. In his statement, he confirms that he was in contact with senior pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Bodai and that he has agreed to hand over the 2 black boxes to a Malaysian team in Donetsk.
Here:
The prime minister said the agreement in “good faith” must now be followed by action in order to ensure the victims’ bodies are handled with respect.
As such, it has been just confirmed that MH17’s black boxes have since been handed over to the said Malaysian representatives/experts in the city of Donetsk. Both sides then signed a document, which Borodai said was a protocol to finalise the procedure. Col. Mohamed Sakri of the Malaysian National Security Council told the meeting the two black boxes were “in good condition”.
The handover came after refrigerated train cars transported the bodies of victims in Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH17 plane disaster to another eastern Ukraine city on Monday. That same afternoon, the United Nations unanimously backed a resolution calling for a “full, thorough and independent international investigation” of the disaster.
One baby step at a time for us. Stay strong, Malaysia.
For more timely and verified updates regarding MH17, please visit Malaysia Airlines’ official website and follow their Twitter account. Alternatively the family or friends may call the numbers below in their respective countries:
- Netherlands (Malaysia Airlines Amsterdam office) +31 20 521 62 62
- Australia (Malaysia Airlines Sydney office) +61 2 9364 3526
- Indonesia (Malaysia Airlines Jakarta office) +62 2 1522 9705
- New Zealand (Malaysia Airlines Auckland office) +64 9 306 3930
- United Kingdom (Malaysia Airlines London office) +44 20 7341 2060
- Germany (Malaysia Airlines Frankfurt office) +49 69 1387 1980
- Philippines (Malaysia Airlines Manila office) + 63 2 889 1863
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends, and loved ones of those who were on board the MH17 flight. Here’s special Spotify playlist in remembrance of the lives that were lost.
