Zaharie's sister denounces MH370 suicide pilot theories in response to an interview with Byron Bailey. Having become friends with Sakinab Shah I quizzed her about various assertions, one being a claim that Zaharie took stress leave in the month before MH370 was lost.
“Sure Sy…u are given the liberty to quote me!
Tell these buggers to not waste their talent n time pointing fingers….the wrong way ……rather to use their expertise to locate the bloody plane….that’s the best they can contribute to humanity !!”
That did not quite answer my question. I recalled from the March 2015 report reading that Zaharie had taken sick leave due to back strain from a paragliding accident, so i asked her if maybe this alleged leave had anything to do with the paragliding accident?
This was her response:
Hi again Sy, Just went thru the link u provided…interesting reading!!
Cannot confirm about his one month medical leave. As was said, we were out for dinner 2 weeks prior that fateful flight ‘n’ things appear very normal. I certainly would have noticed anything out of the ordinary.
And again…..if he was medically unfit, then MAS has some explaining to do?
He was his usual boisterous n chirpy self with his “wise cracks ” …My brother n his family, my sister and I, we had an enjoyable dinner that nite. He was in no noticeable pain ‘n’ neither was he stressed up !!!
As regards his flight schedule…….he was in the roster…..forwarded 1 month ahead of his scheduled flight!!
All that was said in the post is mere speculation….out of convenience …or plain bull !!”
In the course of past conversations Sakinab also pointed out to me that her brother Zaharie had not attended the trial of his cousin in law Anwar Ibrahim. Yes he was politically active in a political party, but the last time I checked Malaysia was still supposed to be a Parliamentary democracy. Is it suddenly a terrorist act to belong to a political party?
Zaharie also personally funded an orphanage, you never read about that anywhere. He was a deeply compassionate man who believed in helping people, not hurting people.
When two Chechen brothers detonated bombs at the Boston marathon, Zaharie posted condolences on his facebook page for the victims. When a fellow pilot responded that it seemed a CIA conspiracy, Zaharie rubbished this and condemned terrorism.
By the way Zaharie has Catholic Irish American relatives whom he loved very dearly.
None of these Walter Mitty suicide theorists seem willing to acknowledge all the positive humanitarian aspects of Zaharie’s life. Why would they?
It is far easier to attack a man who can’t answer back and in doing so make a name for themselves.