The Malaysian authorities say they have
not received full details of the investigation from the countries concerned and suspected its veracity.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has called on the international community to dismiss the unfounded accusations against Russia of the MH17 crash,
Izvestya reported.
According to the diplomat, ongoing investigations worry Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia requests access to all information obtained by the countries involved in the investigations.
The minister also called for investigations to be opened, while investigating countries denied Malaysian representatives full participation in the investigation.
Saifuddin fears that
some investigation data will be hidden from Malaysia.
Although the investigations have not yet been completed, some Western countries have already [pronounced guilt], the minister recalled.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad criticized the position of the US, Netherlands and Australia in the case. For him, the countries mentioned are not interested in finding out the truth about the accident, but in only blaming Russia for political reasons.
"We are very sad because, from the outset, everything was treated as a political move to accuse Russia," Mahathir told
Bloomberg in an interview.
Comment: Just the fact that they will not share data with Malaysia should raise eyebrows. What do they have to hide? Well, Malaysia has shown every indication that they want an ACTUAL investigation. In other words, they are not willing to frame Russia, which all the other countries party to the investigation are more than willing to do. Therefore, Malaysia cannot see all the 'evidence'. Allowing that would rule out being able to easily manufacture a verdict to their liking. And it's not just that they're hiding evidence - they're
refusing evidence that might contradict their pre-written narrative:
Dutch investigators refused to accept potentially groundbreaking new material in the MH17 case from German private investigator Josef Resch, and did not account for his material in their presentation on the case last month, Resch has said.
According to the investigator, his material was rejected by the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) after he asked to make it public.
Resch said his materials included important new information, including audio recordings about air traffic in the area on the day of the incident, recordings of the communications of Ukrainian servicemen, recordings related to Russian President Vladimir Putin's flight from Brazil to Moscow on the day of the crash, personal recordings of pilots about the incident, and other evidence.
None of this information was used in JIT's June presentation, which reiterated earlier claims about MH17 being 'downed by a Russian-made Buk missile', the investigator said.
"Our highest possible security, if it can be guaranteed at all, can be ensured with a public statement, along with the disclosure of information to the JIT and the prosecutor," Resch insisted, clarifying that he wants to see a public disclosure of his information out of fear for his life after receiving multiple death threats for his research.
The investigator said he was prepared to reveal the name of his source to JIT investigators, and provide them with other important information, including alleged secret documents previously thought destroyed containing the notes of unnamed high-ranking officials and politicians, and intelligence agents, as well as "extra documents" whose contents he said he could not discuss out of concerns for his safety.
The JIT has yet to to respond to Resch, while Dutch prosecutors wrote him a letter saying his offer would be "taken into consideration," but adding that his request to make the information public was "very unusual" and capable of "damaging" the probe. Prosecutors advised him to appeal to German prosecutors instead.
In the letter, seen by Sputnik, Dutch prosecutors told Resch that he could send his material to the JIT via a special online form.
Resch has been investigating the MH17 disaster since 2014 in his capacity as a private investigator.
Comment: Just the fact that they will not share data with Malaysia should raise eyebrows. What do they have to hide? Well, Malaysia has shown every indication that they want an ACTUAL investigation. In other words, they are not willing to frame Russia, which all the other countries party to the investigation are more than willing to do. Therefore, Malaysia cannot see all the 'evidence'. Allowing that would rule out being able to easily manufacture a verdict to their liking. And it's not just that they're hiding evidence - they're refusing evidence that might contradict their pre-written narrative: