Two Young Boys Who Lost Their Father On MH370 Sue MAS And Putrajaya

The family of three passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will file a suit against Putrajaya and the national carrier, eight months after it went missing presumably in the southern Indian Ocean.

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They also named the civil aviation director-general, immigration director-general, chief of air force and the Government as defendants.

The two boys, aged 13 and 11, filed the suit through their mother Ng Pearl Ming and the firm Messrs Rusmah Arunan and Associates at the High Court registry here Friday. Their businessman father Jee Jing Hang, 41, was on board the flight bound for Beijing.

Represented by Messrs Rusma Arunan and Associates, the next-of-kin of Jee Jing Hang is suing for breach of contract and negligence by MAS, and negligence by the Civil Aviation Department (DCA), Immigration Department, Royal Malaysian Air Force and the Malaysian government through vicarious liability.

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In the statement of claim, the boys said their father had entered into an agreement with MAS for safe passage to Beijing when he paid the airfare. They claimed that MAS had breached the "flight agreement" when the plane failed to land at Beijing at 6.30am (Beijing time) on March 8. They claimed MAS had failed in its duty to take all due measures to ensure a safe flight.

The lawsuit also blamed the prime minister for abruptly concluding the investigation into the missing MH370 by stating that the aircraft “ended in the southern Indian Ocean”. The law firm in a statement today said: “Such a statement from the prime minister is indeed a strong conclusion and indication. The PM made this statement in the face of the information available to him.”

Despite eight months having passed since the flight vanished, the firm claims that no proper answer had been given to the families of the victims. "So many questions are left unanswered, so many theories have been uttered and opinions (warranted and unwarranted) are uttered. These have caused nothing but anguish, doubts and misery to them.”

The source said many questions were left unanswered and many theories have been uttered and opinions published. The situation has been further worsened and compounded by contradicting, differing and unsubstantiated statements made by many parties, causing anguish, doubts and misery for the next of kin of all those aboard MH370.

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The Malaysian Insider understands that Jee’s family decided to file the suit after giving the authorities time to locate the plane. "To date, the missing plane has yet to be found and it has been more than eight months since the date of the incident," a source said.

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The firm added that its clients (Jee’s family) have decided to go ahead with the lawsuit after being counselled by lawyers and experts. "We have spoken to various experts relating to this industry. Having carefully analysed and weighed their expert opinions, we believe that our clients have sufficient grounds in establishing such a case against the named parties," Rusmah Arunan & Associates said.