Indonesia removes Lion Air director after plane crash - Antara news agency


  • World
  • Wednesday, 31 Oct 2018

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's transport minister removed on Wednesday the technical director of the Lion Air airline and several of its technicians after the crash of one of its jets with 189 people on board, the Antara news agency reported on Wednesday.

"Today we dismiss (the director) from his position and his duty," Budi Karya Sumadi said, citing the accident on Monday as the reason. He said technicians were also dismissed.

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