Malaysian delegates to analyse Reunion Island debris with French team next week
KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian technical team will be able to study the debris of a plane suspected to be of vanished Flight MH370 that was retrieved from Reunion Island after clearance of all legal matters with the French on Monday (Aug 3), Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi said today.
French police officers carry a piece of debris from a plane in Saint-Andre, Reunion Island. Photo: AP
KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian technical team will be able to study the debris of a plane suspected to be of vanished Flight MH370 that was retrieved from Reunion Island after clearance of all legal matters with the French on Monday (Aug 3), Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi said today.
Mr Aziz confirmed that the debris, a two-metre-long flaperon of a Boeing 777, was flown to Tolouse in France today but both the Malaysian and French teams will only get to examine the debris after Monday’s meeting in the country’s capital of Paris.
“The French have called for a meeting this Monday. Before we go do the verification, we have to go through all the legal protocols, procedures stated by the French authorities,” Mr Aziz told reporters here.
“This is because the debris is under the custody of the French, so this is an important evidence for them,” he added.
Leading the four-member Malaysian technical team is Department of Civil Aviation director-general Azharuddin Abdul Rahman. MALAY MAIL ONLINE
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