PUTRAJAYA, May 8 — The interim report on the crash of two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters which killed 10 officers and personnel on April 23, will be released tomorrow, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
He said the matter was announced by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin at the Cabinet meeting today.
“The Minister of Defence (Mohamed Khaled) today gave some feedback on the status of the initial investigation report on the helicopter crash in Lumut (Perak) recently.
“He said the Cabinet also announced that the preliminary report will be released tomorrow, and this is a preliminary report, not the whole (report) yet,” Fahmi said during a press conference today.
The Cabinet meeting was also informed that the full investigation report is expected to be completed within the next two to three weeks.
Previously, it was reported that the Cabinet had discussed in depth the helicopter crash that occurred at the Navy base in Perak, and it is committed to giving an interim report within two weeks and the full report within a month.
In the 9.32am tragedy, 10 Navy members and officers comprising seven crews of the Maritime Operations Helicopter (HOM-AW139) and three RMN Fennec crews were killed after the helicopters they were on crashed while undergoing a parade rehearsal for the Navy’s 90th Anniversary at the Lumut Navy base.
— Bernama
