MH370 A group of next-of-kin of passengers of the missing MH370 have arrived in Malaysia from China and plan to protest against the announcement by the Malaysian government that the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft was the result of an "accident".
The group of 15 relatives intend to hold a sit-in in front of the MAS headquarters and to demand to meet with the managements of MAS and the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA).
According to them, a total of 50 to 60 relatives of the MH370 passengers will be in Malaysia.
This trip was not about money, but to urge the Malaysian government to continue its search and rescue activities, said Zhang Hui Jun, 56, the mother of Li Yan, a passenger on the ill-fated flight.
"We don't want money... we definitely do not want money.
"If they give me money, I can't take it along (when I die). I don't want the money, I want my child," Zhang (right) said as she broke into tears.
'We'll try to meet Najib if MAS turns down'
Zhang Jian Yi, 59, who is from An Hui province, pointed out that their purpose of travelling to Malaysia was to meet with the MAS management and ask the Malaysian government to resume the search and rescue.
If MAS refuses to meet with the next-of-kin, protesting at the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Office would be another choice, Jian Yi said.
"If MAS doesn't show up, we will go for the DCA, go for PM's Office, go for Transport Minister (Liow Tiong Lai) and (PM) Najib Abdul Razak.
"We are the first batch (of relatives from China)... after us there will be a second batch, third batch, fourth batch, fifth batch..." Jian Yi said.
Wen Wan Cheng, father of MH370 passenger Wen Yong Cheng, said they also wanted to seek compensation from MAS and the aircraft builder Boeing.
"MAS airlines and Boeing have to provide us, the next-of-kin, the financial assistance," Wen said.
He said they would camp outside the MAS office until its management meets them.
However, questions posed to the group members showed them to have no clear duration of their stay in Malaysia or other strategies upon meeting the MAS management.
The DCA had declared that all 239 passengers and crew on board MH370 are presumed to have "lost their lives", but promised that the search for the aircraft would continue.
MH370, a Malaysian Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, went missing on March 8 last year.
It is believed to have ended its flight somewhere in the Indian Ocean, near Australia. The Australian authorities are currently undertaking the search operations.
Source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/289023
The group of 15 relatives intend to hold a sit-in in front of the MAS headquarters and to demand to meet with the managements of MAS and the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA).
According to them, a total of 50 to 60 relatives of the MH370 passengers will be in Malaysia.
This trip was not about money, but to urge the Malaysian government to continue its search and rescue activities, said Zhang Hui Jun, 56, the mother of Li Yan, a passenger on the ill-fated flight."We don't want money... we definitely do not want money.
"If they give me money, I can't take it along (when I die). I don't want the money, I want my child," Zhang (right) said as she broke into tears.
'We'll try to meet Najib if MAS turns down'
Zhang Jian Yi, 59, who is from An Hui province, pointed out that their purpose of travelling to Malaysia was to meet with the MAS management and ask the Malaysian government to resume the search and rescue.
If MAS refuses to meet with the next-of-kin, protesting at the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Office would be another choice, Jian Yi said.
"If MAS doesn't show up, we will go for the DCA, go for PM's Office, go for Transport Minister (Liow Tiong Lai) and (PM) Najib Abdul Razak.
"We are the first batch (of relatives from China)... after us there will be a second batch, third batch, fourth batch, fifth batch..." Jian Yi said.Wen Wan Cheng, father of MH370 passenger Wen Yong Cheng, said they also wanted to seek compensation from MAS and the aircraft builder Boeing.
"MAS airlines and Boeing have to provide us, the next-of-kin, the financial assistance," Wen said.
He said they would camp outside the MAS office until its management meets them.
However, questions posed to the group members showed them to have no clear duration of their stay in Malaysia or other strategies upon meeting the MAS management.
The DCA had declared that all 239 passengers and crew on board MH370 are presumed to have "lost their lives", but promised that the search for the aircraft would continue.
MH370, a Malaysian Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, went missing on March 8 last year.
It is believed to have ended its flight somewhere in the Indian Ocean, near Australia. The Australian authorities are currently undertaking the search operations.
Source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/289023
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