The family of MH370 pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah has lashed out at people who blame him for the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with 239 people on board 12 months ago.
"Disgusting … no-one, be you politician, scientist, aviation expert, plane crash investigator, pilot, retired pilot, media or whoever, none of you have the right to blame Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah for any wrongdoing," Sakinab Shah, the 53-year-old pilot's elder sister said in a statement to mark Sunday's anniversary.
Ms Sakinab's comments come as Malaysia is set to release a report on the investigation into the disappearance of MH370 on Sunday that could shed new light on one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history.
The findings of an investigation team comprising experts from seven countries have been shrouded in secrecy as the anniversary prompted renewed speculation and more wild theories about how one of the world's most sophisticated aircraft could disappear while flying over the South China Sea en-route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing early on March 8, 2014.
The report will detail the findings of extensive investigations into the plane, its flight path, crew and passengers and the data that led experts to conclude the plane crashed into the southern Indian Ocean west of Perth.
A key focus of the investigation has been whether someone deliberately switched off the plane's transponder and communications equipment as the plane was leaving Malaysian air traffic control and entering that of Vietnam.
Captain Zaharie and his co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid have been at the centre of a "rogue pilot theory" – one of the more plausible explanations for the disappearance, despite a lack of motive.
07/01/15 Lindsay Murdoch/Sydney Morning Herald
"Disgusting … no-one, be you politician, scientist, aviation expert, plane crash investigator, pilot, retired pilot, media or whoever, none of you have the right to blame Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah for any wrongdoing," Sakinab Shah, the 53-year-old pilot's elder sister said in a statement to mark Sunday's anniversary.
Ms Sakinab's comments come as Malaysia is set to release a report on the investigation into the disappearance of MH370 on Sunday that could shed new light on one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history.
The findings of an investigation team comprising experts from seven countries have been shrouded in secrecy as the anniversary prompted renewed speculation and more wild theories about how one of the world's most sophisticated aircraft could disappear while flying over the South China Sea en-route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing early on March 8, 2014.
The report will detail the findings of extensive investigations into the plane, its flight path, crew and passengers and the data that led experts to conclude the plane crashed into the southern Indian Ocean west of Perth.
A key focus of the investigation has been whether someone deliberately switched off the plane's transponder and communications equipment as the plane was leaving Malaysian air traffic control and entering that of Vietnam.
Captain Zaharie and his co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid have been at the centre of a "rogue pilot theory" – one of the more plausible explanations for the disappearance, despite a lack of motive.
07/01/15 Lindsay Murdoch/Sydney Morning Herald
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