MH370's cockpit transcript and full statement from Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein

Malaysia's acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin speaks during a news conference on the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 at Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur on March 31, 2014. On April 1, 2014, Malaysia Acting Transport Minister h
Malaysia's acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin speaks during a news conference on the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 at Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur on March 31, 2014. On April 1, 2014, Malaysia Acting Transport Minister held a press briefing detailing how Malaysia would hold a special meeting for families. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

On April 1, 2014, Malaysia Acting Transport Minister held a press briefing detailing how Malaysia would hold a special meeting for families. He also released the transcript of communications between MH370 and the Kuala Lumpur control tower. Here is the text of his statement in full:

Briefing for families

Tomorrow a closed-door briefing meeting for the families will be held in Kuala Lumpur.

The Department of Civil Aviation and Malaysia Airlines will lead the briefing, which will be moderated by the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to China. Technical experts from Malaysia, China and Australia will participate in the briefing, and the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia will attend.

Transcript

Today we are releasing the full transcript of communications between flight MH370 and Air Traffic Control Kuala Lumpur. The transcript has been shared with the families, and is attached as an Annex to this press release. There is no indication of anything abnormal in the transcript.

The transcript was initially held as part of the police investigation. Previously, Malaysia Airlines had stated initial investigations indicated that the voice which signed off was that of the co-pilot. The police are working to confirm this belief, and forensic examination of the actual recording is on-going.

The international investigations team and the Malaysian authorities remain of the opinion that, up until the point at which it left military primary radar coverage, MH370's movements were consistent with deliberate action by someone on the plane.

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