'Victim identification process went smoothly' - Selangor police chief

KLANG - Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan says that all identification and post-mortem processes went smoothly and ended earlier than scheduled.

Hussein, who addressed the media at the Hospital Tunku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) forensics department compound, also stated that all the remains matched the DNA of the identified victims.

"The postmortem and identification processes were indeed complex due to the nature of the disaster.

"That is why it has taken us three days since the crash to identify all the victims.

"But all procedures were eased, and we have completed the postmortem one day earlier than expected," he said.

He said it is confirmed that only 10 individuals were involved in the crash, and there are no more victims identified.

The Selangor Police Chief also implored the public to come forward if they had any new recordings or witnessed the disaster.

The remains were released to their surviving family members today, he said.

Hussein also thanked all the personnel involved in the investigation and Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor for providing hearses to transport the victims.

He said that all the remains will be transported to Masjid Jamek Al Rahimiah to complete the funeral rites before the burial process.

Earlier, the first body of the plane crash victim was claimed by family members at 9.30am on Saturday. A total of 10 individuals were confirmed dead, namely two flight crew, six passengers, and two civilians.

The victims were identified as pilots Shahrul Kamal Roslan and Heikal Aras Abdul Azim.

The six passengers are Kharil Azwan Jamaludin, Shaharul Amir Omar, Mohamad Naim Fawwaz Mohamed Muaidi, Datuk Seri Johari Harun, Muhammad Taufiq Mohd Zaki, and Idris Abdol Talib @ Ramali.

The two civilians who were tragically killed were an e-hailing vehicle driver, Sharipuddin Shaari, and a motorcyclist, Muhamad Hafiz Muhammad Salleh.