Elmina airplane tragedy - condolences to the families and friends of the deceased.
One of the passengers was a Pahang State Exco member, allegedly on official State business in Langkawi.
The chairman of the Pahang Local Government, Housing, Environment, and Green Technology Committee, Datuk Seri Johari Harun, 53, was on board the aircraft that crashed in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam for official business. This was confirmed by the Speaker of the Pahang State Assembly, Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin ... "Datuk Johari was on the plane for official matters; he had a meeting with the Pahang Menteri Besar (Datuk Seri Wan Rosy Wan Ismail) in Langkawi.
What official business? Meeting of State Exco with the Menteri Besar of Pahang in Langkawi - not somewhere in Pahang? People deserve answers and transparency.
The Plane - was the flight ticket of the State Exco paid for by the Pahang Government? Was the whole flight paid by the Pahang State Government? It is not a flight where anyone can purchase seats - maybe have to rent the whole plane. So, who were the other passengers and how were they related to the Pahang State Exco member? Who paid is another important question? If it was someone else, then it may be a possible corruption offence???
As we mourn the victims of the tragedy - we did not want to raise relevant questions that goes towards usage of peoples' monies by the Menteri Besar and its exco members of Pahang?
Why go all the way to Langkawi for a meeting with the Pahang MB himself? How much monies was 'wasted' - which could have been saved if the meeting was in Kuantan or somewhere in Pahang?
How much monies saved if he took a normal flight, as there are many airlines that fly from Langkawi to Subang/KLIA every day?
Malaysia has over RM1 trillion in debt > and how much of DEBT has Pahang State government have. The responsible conduct is to SAVE MONEY in such 'official business' > and monies saved can be used to help the poor. {Remember Pahang is ruled by the Anwar's 'unity government' now????)
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY NOW...it is not only 'stealing' peoples' monies that we don't want. We also do not want a 'wasteful spending' of the peoples' monies...
Maybe, MACC and the police need to investigate the passengers, and determine whether there was any abuse of powers, corruption or ....
Johari was returning from official state business in Langkawi- Pahang State Assembly Speaker [NSTTV]
KLANG: The chairman of the Pahang Local Government, Housing, Environment, and Green Technology Committee, Datuk Seri Johari Harun, 53, was on board the aircraft that crashed in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam for official business.
This was confirmed by the Speaker of the Pahang State Assembly, Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin who addressed the media in the compound of the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital Forensic Department (HTAR), here today.
"Datuk Johari was on the plane for official matters; he had a meeting with the Pahang Menteri Besar (Datuk Seri Wan Rosy Wan Ismail) in Langkawi.
"I was initially surprised when I heard the news because we have many individuals named Johari. We have Johari Harun, Johari Hussein (member of the Tioman State Assembly). I didn't know which one.
"However, when we found out that his identity card began with the year 1970, meaning he was 53 years old, we could deduce that it was Johari Harun who had passed away," he said.
He described Johari, an exco member of the state, as diligent who had contested for the first time as a representative.
Further commenting, he mentioned that they were supposed to have a routine meeting with the Pahang state government exco members on Wednesday, but he did not meet Johari that day.
According to him, they last met the previous week during a programme and the late Johari would always seek opinions and advice about politics from him.
"We were supposed to meet him yesterday and this was a regular routine where I would be at the office on Wednesdays to communicate information to specific exco members. He would always respond and come but yesterday he was quiet (without any news).
"All of this is fated by Allah. He knows best and we are deeply saddened to lose a young figure with such big potential," he said.
Meanwhile, he mentioned that all matters related to the late Johari, including transportation and burial, will be fully covered by the state government.
He also commented that he had been asked about the vacant Pelangai State Assembly seat, and he had not yet received an official letter on it before notifying the Election Commission.
Earlier, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed that 10 individuals, including Johari, were killed, involving eight passengers and the aircraft's crew.
Two more victims were civilians in a car and a motorcycle passing through the area when the plane crashed.
Hussein stated that the private plane was en route from Langkawi and was expected to land at 2.50pm but it crashed two minutes before the scheduled landing time.- NST, 17/8/2023
Elmina plane crash voice recording ‘clear’, says Loke
Transport minister Loke Siew Fook says a preliminary report will be issued in two weeks at the earliest.
PUTRAJAYA: The Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has managed to retrieve the voice recording data from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the aircraft that crashed in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam, two weeks ago, says transport minister Loke Siew Fook.
The head of the AAIB had travelled to the US last Thursday to send the CVR’s “memory puck”, which contains the voice recording data, to its manufacturer in Florida.
At a press conference here today, Loke said the voice recording is clear, especially the final 30 minutes before the crash.
He said the analysis of the recording will help identify the reasons behind the crash, with a full report only expected to be completed in a year.
“The recording will be analysed and a preliminary report will be issued approximately two weeks from now at the earliest,” he said.
The AAIB head and his team, who are still in Florida because of poor weather conditions, are expected to return to Malaysia on Thursday.
CNN reported that Florida is bracing for “major impact” as Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to rapidly strengthen into a powerful Category 3 hurricane, threatening dangerous storm surge and winds.
An agency under the transport ministry, AAIB managed to remove the “memory puck” containing the voice recording data and sent it to Singapore’s Transport Safety Investigation Bureau’s (TSIB) lab to obtain the voice recording as Malaysia does not have the equipment to do so.
However, the TSIB was unable to obtain the voice recording data as well, leading to the decision to send the CVR directly to its manufacturer in Florida.
The business jet crashed on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina on Aug 17, killing 10, including Pahang executive councillor and Pelangai assemblyman Johari Harun, 53.
The aircraft was flying from Langkawi to Subang airport and had been cleared to land at 2.48pm but crashed two minutes later. - FMT, 29/8/2023
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