KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is pressing on with his claims that his chartered private jet to Langkawi was “sabotaged”, despite clarification by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and the aircraft company, Vista Jet, that no such incident took place. Dr Mahathir also described as “sheer nonsense” an explanation by Vista Jet that another aircraft was offered to him after the incident. Dr Mahathir originally made the claim on Friday, and claimed that had the pilot not detected the “sabotage”, he would have “died in a crash.”A CAAM investigation subsequently found no such evidence of sabotage. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, who had ordered an investigation into Dr Mahathir’s claim, said it was a serious accusation. Meanwhile, Dr Mahathir’s lawyer, Haniff Khatri Abdulla, said there was no offer made for the use of another jet.

Source: New Strait Times April 30, 2018 12:56 UTC