Malaysia revealed it would gather “false’’ media reports over the crisis and consider filing lawsuits.
Mr Hishammuddin said on his Twitter feed the country’s attorney general had been instructed to “compile evidence and advise’’ on possible legal action.
Earlier in the day he was quoted by the Malay Mail newspaper as saying: “We have been compiling all the false reports since day one. When the time is right, the government should sue them.’’
The MH370 saga and resulting world attention has put Malaysia’s long-ruling authoritarian government — which muzzles its own pliant mainstream press — in the unaccustomed position of having to answer tough questions from reporters.
The potential lawsuits emerged as Malaysian officials released the official transcript of the last conversation between the cockpit of flight MH370 and air traffic controllers before it vanished.
However, Mr Hishammuddin said the transcript showed nothing awry before the pilot or copilot delivered the final words: “Good night, Malaysian three seven zero.”
Australian and International Pilots Association president Nathan Safe agreed tonight the transcript appeared “completely benign”.
“There is absolutely nothing in the transcript that even hints at being unusual to me,” he said.
“It all looks normal to me. The whole ‘goodnight’ part is totally innocuous. I’ve said it a hundred times myself.
“Not even 1 per cent of its contents would raise suspicion for me.”
02/04/14 Malaysia Chronicle
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Mr Hishammuddin said on his Twitter feed the country’s attorney general had been instructed to “compile evidence and advise’’ on possible legal action.
Earlier in the day he was quoted by the Malay Mail newspaper as saying: “We have been compiling all the false reports since day one. When the time is right, the government should sue them.’’
The MH370 saga and resulting world attention has put Malaysia’s long-ruling authoritarian government — which muzzles its own pliant mainstream press — in the unaccustomed position of having to answer tough questions from reporters.
The potential lawsuits emerged as Malaysian officials released the official transcript of the last conversation between the cockpit of flight MH370 and air traffic controllers before it vanished.
However, Mr Hishammuddin said the transcript showed nothing awry before the pilot or copilot delivered the final words: “Good night, Malaysian three seven zero.”
Australian and International Pilots Association president Nathan Safe agreed tonight the transcript appeared “completely benign”.
“There is absolutely nothing in the transcript that even hints at being unusual to me,” he said.
“It all looks normal to me. The whole ‘goodnight’ part is totally innocuous. I’ve said it a hundred times myself.
“Not even 1 per cent of its contents would raise suspicion for me.”
02/04/14 Malaysia Chronicle
