In the most recent press conference, Malaysia’s air force chief has denied saying military radar had tracked the lost passenger jet turning back and flying to the Strait of Malacca.
The Berita Harian daily had quoted General Tan Sri Rodzali Daud (pic) as saying military radar at the Butterworth air force base believed it was tracking the Boeing 777-200ER jet until it disappeared at 2.40am last Saturday. “I wish to state that I did not make any such statements as above. What occurred was that the Berita Harian journalist asked me if such an incident occurred as detailed in their story. However, I did not give any answer to the question.
“Instead, what I said to the journalist was, ‘Please refer to the statement which I made on 9 March 2014, during the press conference with the Chief of Defence Forces at the Sama-Sama Hotel, Kuala Lumpur International Airport’,” the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief said in a statement late last night.
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