As the mystery of the missing Malaysia Airline plane deepens, analysts are seeking answers to their question that who has satellite data that shaped the search for MH370 and why hasn't it been released to the public.
According to CNN, with family members and scientists demanding more details about why searchers are combing the southern Indian Ocean for the missing Boeing 777, Malaysia's top transportation official has said that the country doesn't have the raw data from the satellite's communication with the plane as it flew thousands of miles off course.
Scientists outside the investigation have expressed their distrust on investigators' analysis of the data, and questioned whether searchers are even looking in the right place.
Meanwhile, acting Minister of Transportation Hishammuddin Hussein said that the raw data is with (satellite company) Inmarsat, not with Malaysia, not with Australia, not with Malaysia Airlines, so if there is any request for this raw data to be made available to the public, it must be made to Inmarsat.
Australian officials heading the search in the Southern Indian Ocean said that they don't have the raw data, either
Chris McLaughlin, Inmarsat's vice president of external relations, told CNN's Erin Burnett: OutFront that Inmarsat's raw data was provided to the investigation team at an early stage in the search for MH370.
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He said that the company has a very high confidence in the analysis of this data, which was independently evaluated by the international teams accredited to the official investigation, adding that it's up to investigators to decide what they want to release and when.
The company said that the Convention on International Civil Aviation prevents the release findings from an investigation without the consent from the state conducting the investigation, the report adds.