Missing MH370: FBI to question Zaharie’s wife, reports Mirror

Faizah Khanum (left) and Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah

PETALING JAYA: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will be questioning the wife of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, according to British tabloid, the Daily Mirror.

The report on Monday stated that his wife and mother of three, Faizah Khanum faces questioning in an investigation supported by the FBI as the search for the plane enters its third week.

American intelligence agents are said to be steering the investigations towards examining the backgrounds of Zaharie, 53, and his co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid, 27.

However, the tabloid quoted a source close to the probe as saying that the vetting on Fariq was almost complete, and has so far, thrown up nothing untoward, which means that Zaharie was now the focus.

It quoted the source as saying; “There seems to be nothing in the life of Fariq Hamid to suggest a motive for hijacking.

“The personal life of Zaharie, however, is far more complex, and is in the process of being unravelled.”

The report added that the FBI interest would be on Zaharie’s personal life including his relationship with his family and his political leanings.

They are also said to be interested in examining reports that Zaharie received a two-minute phone call shortly before take-off from a mystery woman using a mobile number obtained by using a false identity.

Bukit Aman had on Sunday refuted the report of another British tabloid, the Daily Mail, regarding the mystery call and said it was mere speculation. 

The Daily Mirror also reported that the FBI hope to find clues from Zaharie’s three screen home flight simulator, on which he played three games – Flight Simulator X, Flight Simulator 9 and X-Plane 10.

FBI agents in the US are continuing to examine the simulator’s hard drive in an effort to glean any clues about what may have happened, or what files might have been deleted, it reported.

The tabloid stated that the authorities had also completed a second round of vetting of each of the passengers, including two Iranians, who were travelling on false passports, and cleared them all.

 

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