Full transcript: CCTV America interview with Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein


THE Malaysian Government's handling of the investigation questioned, and CCTV America’s James Chau sat down with Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein to find out more.

Chau: In the press conference where the Prime Minister confirmed that somebody had deliberately taken control of that plane and then took it off course, he refrained from using the word ‘hijacking’. What is the difference and why didn’t he use that word?

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