Helicopter carrying Zahid not having any problem as reported by Kompas

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KUALA LUMPUR: The helicopter carrying Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, which allegedly hovered over Pulau Sebatik in Kalimantan, Indonesia yesterday on June 28, did not experience any problems as reported by the Indonesian daily newspaper, Kompas.

Instead, the minister’s press secretary Brig Gen Datuk Fadzlette Othman Merican Idris Merican explained that the helicopter did not land at the stipulated location due to the muddy field condition that can cause the helicopter to be unstable when landing.

“The pilot asked for permission abort the initial plan to land and the minister agreed to it.

“They then proceeded to their next destination, which is Pulau Nyamuk,” she said when asked to verify the report here on June 29.

According to Fadzlette, during the incident, the minister was on a working visit to check on all police stations in the interior of Sabah.

Yesterday on June 28, Kompas reported that the helicopter seemed to have difficulty landing and that the situation had caught the attention of the Indonesian National Army (TNI) personnel who were already prepared to provide any assistance.– BERNAMA