Double Six crash victim's family say report incomplete
PENAMPANG - Family of late Datuk Peter Mojuntin, the Double Six tragedy victim, have expressed dissatisfaction over the final report released yesterday as it is incomplete.
Datuk Donald Mojuntin, the son of the deceased said they were happy with the government's decision to declassify the plane crash final report involving his father who was then the Sabah Housing and Local Government Minister.
"But after the revelation, we are a little dissatisfied. Our main question now is why did the report place full responsibility of the tragedy on the pilot.
"We have seen and read the report several times and there is no reason for the report to be classified under the Official Secrets Act 1972 considering the Act does not simply classify a matter as a state secret.
"If the government were to do so then it should contain a serious and important reasons such as the public's interest or national security but when we read the report there is no such thing," he said.
He was speaking to reporters at the handing over of Double Six tragedy final report at the deceased's residence in Kampung Hungap, here, today.
The former Penampang MP said that as the deceased's family try to find peace each year after the incident, various questions had also arise including conspiracies and questions.
"We are grateful to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for making the report public and we really appreciate it but we have more questions now.
"According to the report, all of it is the pilot or indirectly Sabah Air's fault.
"For me, the report is incomplete and I think other families would feel the same about it.
"Exactly where is the ship's forensic report, what happened to the black box, why are the witnesses that were sought after was a witness that said the pilot had a stomachache?," he said.
"I was only 11 years old when the plane crashed but we heard about eyewitnesses who said there was an explosion before the plane fell into the sea.
"These are not mentioned in the report so we feel that the report is incomplete," he said.
Accordingly, he hoped the government would continue to do the right thing, including getting the plane crash report from Australia.
"We are grateful but we also request the government to continue doing the right thing. Perhaps by getting a report from Australia so not only the family members can find peace but also the people of Sabah," he said.
The deceased's wife Datin Nancy Mary Mobijohn said there was still no new discovery for them even after 46 years of wait.
"It's the same story as 46 years ago. Nothing new for me," she said.
Previously, a copy of the final report was handed over by the Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister and Penampang MP Datuk Ewon Benedick to Nancy.
