Cops record statements from 12 MAHB staff members over KLIA systems disruption

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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Police have so far recorded statements from 12 Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) staff members in connection with the disruption of the systems at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) last month.

KLIA police chief ACP Zulkifli Adamsah said among them was a woman involved in handling the systems.

He said the KLIA systems’ providers would also be called soon to facilitate the investigations.

"The case is quite complicated as it involves technical matters and needs assessments from the experts in the field,” he told Bernama when contacted Monday (Sept 2).

ACP Zulkifli said the report of the investigations would be forwarded to the Selangor police chief for further action.

A system malfunction at KLIA was first reported on Aug 21 following the failure of its network system, affecting major functions such as flight information display, check-in counters and luggage handling as well as WiFi connections.

The case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code for mischief following a police report lodged by MAHB.

Operations at KLIA returned to normal, four days after the MAHB replaced the network equipment. - Bernama