MH370: Hisham refutes report Zaharie is prime suspect


KLUANG: Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein on Sunday denied a report by Britain’s Telegraph newspaper that Captain Zaharie Shah (pic) was the prime suspect behind the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370.

The Telegraph report said that Captain Zaharie, who had piloted the plane which disappeared in March with 239 people on board, had plotted a flight path to a remote island far into the southern Indian Ocean where the search is now focused.

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