Wong proposes for findings of Double Six tragedy to be revealed [NSTTV]
By Avila Geraldine
KOTA
KINABALU: The new state government should consider revealing the
findings of the Double Six tragedy to put to rest doubts over the
incident, which killed Sabah’s first chief minister Tun Mohammad Fuad
Stephens 42 years ago.
Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister Jimmy Wong said until today, many Sabahans remained unsure over what actually happened on June 6, 1976.
“Whether the cause of the accident was overloading, many are still doubtful.
“I pray our new government can consider revealing the findings but of course the Chief Minister will look into whether there’s a necessity after 42 years to do so,” said Wong.
He was speaking to reporters when met at the 42nd anniversary of the tragedy at the Double Six memorial in Sembulan, here. He was representing Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal in the annual commemoration ceremony.
“What I’ve said is my personal view. We also have to take into consideration the families of the deceased,” stressed Wong.
Wong, who attended the official ceremony for the first time, also hoped the Double Six memorial could be improved to attract more tourists and visitors.
Located in the Grace Garden housing complex, the memorial marks the site of the June 6, 1976 fatal plane crash. There is also a mini gallery nearby, displaying photos and information of the incident and victims.
“This is the first time I have visited the gallery. It’s good because I now know better the background of our heroes. This is part of Sabah’s history and it should be promoted as a major tourist attraction,” he noted.
On June 6, 1976, Stephens boarded the Australian-made GAF Nomad aircraft from Labuan to Kota Kinabalu to attend an official banquet with then Federal Finance Minister and Petronas chairman Tengku Razaleigh at Istana Negeri to sign a deal with Petronas.
However, the aircraft crashed into the sea near Kampung Sembulan as the pilot was trying to land it at Kota Kinabalu airport.
The crash also killed then state finance minister Datuk Salleh Sulong, local government and housing minister Datuk Peter Mojuntin, state works and communication minister Datuk Chong Tien Vun, assistant minister to chief minister Datuk Darius Binion, permanent secretary to the state finance ministry Datuk Wahid Peter Andu, state economic planning unit director Dr Syed Hussein Wafa, Tengku Razaleigh’s private secretary Ishak Atan, Fuad’s bodyguard Corporal Said Mohammad and pilot Captain Gandhi J. Nathan.
Present at the ceremony were Tun Fuad’s wife Toh Puan Rahimah Stephens and family members of Salleh, Peter, Chong and Darius, among others.
Meanwhile, 88-year-old Rahimah hoped the public would respect the victims’ families, stressing there was no need to re-open the case.
“It’s over and that’s it. There is no need to dig here and there. To me, leave him (Tun Fuad) alone and I hope people will do the same.
“The memory will always be there and there is nothing we can do. However, it’s nice to see everyone again at this event. I think there needs to be improvement to attract tourists…maybe we can display some of (Tun Fuad’s) office stuff, works and pictures,” she said.
My comments:
The unusual mess of these corpses inside the plane is obvious to all rational mind not to be convinced of something plotted to their ends. Yes, we need experts' investigation and research for official reveal of the truth. If there were some induced explosive inside the plane, the plane would be damaged to a certain extent. I wonder the inside condition of the plane. Ng....I need to do more informal research and investigation of it.
Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister Jimmy Wong said until today, many Sabahans remained unsure over what actually happened on June 6, 1976.
“Whether the cause of the accident was overloading, many are still doubtful.
“I pray our new government can consider revealing the findings but of course the Chief Minister will look into whether there’s a necessity after 42 years to do so,” said Wong.
He was speaking to reporters when met at the 42nd anniversary of the tragedy at the Double Six memorial in Sembulan, here. He was representing Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal in the annual commemoration ceremony.
“What I’ve said is my personal view. We also have to take into consideration the families of the deceased,” stressed Wong.
Wong, who attended the official ceremony for the first time, also hoped the Double Six memorial could be improved to attract more tourists and visitors.
Located in the Grace Garden housing complex, the memorial marks the site of the June 6, 1976 fatal plane crash. There is also a mini gallery nearby, displaying photos and information of the incident and victims.
“This is the first time I have visited the gallery. It’s good because I now know better the background of our heroes. This is part of Sabah’s history and it should be promoted as a major tourist attraction,” he noted.
On June 6, 1976, Stephens boarded the Australian-made GAF Nomad aircraft from Labuan to Kota Kinabalu to attend an official banquet with then Federal Finance Minister and Petronas chairman Tengku Razaleigh at Istana Negeri to sign a deal with Petronas.
However, the aircraft crashed into the sea near Kampung Sembulan as the pilot was trying to land it at Kota Kinabalu airport.
The crash also killed then state finance minister Datuk Salleh Sulong, local government and housing minister Datuk Peter Mojuntin, state works and communication minister Datuk Chong Tien Vun, assistant minister to chief minister Datuk Darius Binion, permanent secretary to the state finance ministry Datuk Wahid Peter Andu, state economic planning unit director Dr Syed Hussein Wafa, Tengku Razaleigh’s private secretary Ishak Atan, Fuad’s bodyguard Corporal Said Mohammad and pilot Captain Gandhi J. Nathan.
Present at the ceremony were Tun Fuad’s wife Toh Puan Rahimah Stephens and family members of Salleh, Peter, Chong and Darius, among others.
Meanwhile, 88-year-old Rahimah hoped the public would respect the victims’ families, stressing there was no need to re-open the case.
“It’s over and that’s it. There is no need to dig here and there. To me, leave him (Tun Fuad) alone and I hope people will do the same.
“The memory will always be there and there is nothing we can do. However, it’s nice to see everyone again at this event. I think there needs to be improvement to attract tourists…maybe we can display some of (Tun Fuad’s) office stuff, works and pictures,” she said.
My comments:
The unusual mess of these corpses inside the plane is obvious to all rational mind not to be convinced of something plotted to their ends. Yes, we need experts' investigation and research for official reveal of the truth. If there were some induced explosive inside the plane, the plane would be damaged to a certain extent. I wonder the inside condition of the plane. Ng....I need to do more informal research and investigation of it.
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