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MH370: Indonesian Police Chief 'Knows What Happened To Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight'

'I Know What Really Happened To MH370'
Huffington Post UK
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Indonesia’s chief of police has been quoted as saying he knows what happened to doomed Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

General Sutarman is alleged to have dropped his bombshell at a Friday meeting in Jakarta between senior airline officials from the airline Lion Air and police.

“I spoke with the Chief of Police of Malaysia Tun Mohammad Hanif Omar, I know what really happened with the MH370,” he is cited as saying by Indonesian news site Kompas.

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Indonesian police chief General Sutarman is alleged to have said he knows what happened to the missing flight MH370

Cryptically, Gen Sutarman declined to elaborate on just what he claims to know about the aircraft, which went missing on 8 March with 239 people on board.

What’s more, Mail Online points out the Malaysian police chief referred to by Gen Sutarman retired in 1994, with the role now being overseen by Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar.

The newspaper adds: “It is possible General Sutarman is aware Mr Omar had retired but had simply not mentioned that when he referred to him.”

Gen Bakar is said to be “shocked” by the report.

Meanwhile the Indonesian Embassy appears to be questioning whether the conversation happened at all.

Police attaché Aby Nursetyanto told Bernama news agency: “The reporter will be summoned by the Indonesian Police Chief to clarify the report. Action will be taken if he failed to show any proof.”

The channel adds: "Following the report, the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) denied... that they and the Indonesian Police knew what actually happened to MH370."

Indonesian newspaper Tempo quotes a police expert who has urged Gen Sutarman to “be transparent.”

Bambang Widodo Umar of the University of Indonesia, said the statement had caused confusion.

He told the newspaper: “If it was supposed to be classified, he should not tell it.”

Stating that Gen Sutarman had no option now other than to reveal what he knew, he added: “The police know more about it. Why don’t they reveal it?”

The same newspaper quotes Gen Sutarman as saying: "The Malaysian Police and I have known the truth, but I will not reveal it here."

Six months on, this is what we know for sure about the fate of MH370

MH370: What we know for sure
The pilots' final conversation showed nothing 'abnormal'(01 of05)
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Malaysian authorities released transcripts of the crew's final exchange with air traffic control, saying it showed nothing irregular. The last words were: "Good night, Malaysian 370." (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The plane changed direction - but we don't know why(02 of05)
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Investigators say they believe the plane turned south after its final radar contact and flew over the southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed. (credit:Getty Images)
No trace of the plane has been found(03 of05)
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Despite an exhaustive air and sea search, no trace of the plane has yet been found, due to the size of the area and the depth of the ocean being searched. The search thought it had detected 'pings' from the plane's black box but these may have been from another source and the area they came from was later ruled out as the plane's final resting place. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
If human action brought the plane down, the pilot is a suspect(04 of05)
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Pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah (pictured top right next to co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid) had no social plans or engagements after March 8, the day the plane vanished. Shah also programmed flights far into the southern Indian Ocean - the plane's most likely resting place - on the flight simulator at his home. The rest of the crew all passed security checks, it was reported. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The search will take a long time(05 of05)
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Within weeks of MH370 disappearing, authorities warned the search could take "years". The initial sea and air search has been called off but oceanographers are mapping the ocean floor in preparation for a one-year search that will begin late this month to find the wreckage. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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