PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has no plans for talks with the Australian government on compensation for the families of the victims of the 1976 plane crash that claimed the lives of then Sabah chief minister Fuad Stephens and 10 others.
Transport minister Loke Siew Fook said the report on the plane crash, known as the Double Six tragedy, clearly stated that it was due to human error and not any technical fault or sabotage.“Therefore, the ministry does not plan to hold discussions with the Australian government to provide compensation for the victims’ next of kin,” he said in a written parliamentary reply in response to a question by Riduan Rubin .
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Several weeks after the declassification of the report, Canberra also declassified an investigation report by the manufacturer of the aircraft involved, Australian-owned company Government Aircraft Factories .This report found that the airline was operating illegally as the then civil aviation department had not approved the draft of its operations manual.
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