Police intervene as relatives let out frustrations
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POLICE were forced to intervene yesterday as relatives of Chinese passengers aboard the vanished Flight MH370 rushed toward Malaysian officials at a Beijing hotel, demanding answers over the fate of their loved ones.
The confrontation at the Lido Hotel came as the search for the missing jet entered its third week, with many clinging to the hope that family members might still be alive and alleging Malaysian involvement in a cover-up.
A total of 153 Chinese were on board the Beijing-bound Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that disappeared from civilian radar screens on March 8, nearly an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur.
The plane was carrying 239 passengers and crew.
“Government of Malaysia, tell us the truth! Give us back our loved ones!” the relatives shouted during the briefing attended by government officials. “The Malaysian government is deceiving us. They don’t dare to face us. The Malaysian government are the biggest murderers,” a relative in the audience shouted, even though there is no evidence to suggest a government conspiracy.
As anger mounted, some relatives rushed toward the Malaysian officials but police intervened and the officials left the room.
“We can’t bear it any longer,” one woman said. “They’re offering us compensation, but we’ve lost our entire families. This is China. They can’t just tell us to come or go as they please. We’re going to wait here. If they don’t come, we’re not leaving.”
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