Money withdrawn from accounts belonging to MH370 passengers
17 HOURS AGO AUGUST 15, 2014
FIVE months after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared shortly after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur, prompting a massive international search, it appears that some passengers’ bank accounts have been accessed.
The Mirror reports that accounts from four passengers were accessed from an ATM in Kuala Lumpur on July 18. A total of more than 111,000 Malaysian ringgit (AU$37,464) was withdrawn, bank authorities said.
Assistant Commissioner Izany Abdul Ghany from Kuala Lumpur police said they were investigating all angles, including the possibility that it was an insider job.
“We are getting CCTV footage from the bank to identify the suspects involved,” the Mirror reported him as saying.
Unauthorised access to private bank accounts is punishable by prison sentences of up to 10 years in Malaysia.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members when it disappeared in the early hours of March 8 this year. There were six Australian nationals on the plane at the time.
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