The Judiciary Police, the Public Security Police Force and the Civil Aviation Authority signed the Memorandum of Understanding on civil aviation accident and incident investigation to establish their cooperation on relevant subject.
The Judiciary Police (PJ), the Public Security Police Force (PSP) and the Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) have completed the drafting of the text for cooperation on civil aviation accident and incident investigation. The relevant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today and becomes immediately effective. In accordance with the “Memorandum between the Civil Aviation Authority and Judiciary Police/Public Security Police Force on Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation”, the three parties agree that from now on in the course of investigation on relevant subject, the investigation into the cause should be independent from criminal investigation. The three parties will collaborate with each other by providing evidence and factual information to ensure that the investigations are carried out effectively. The aspects of cooperation include the access into the accident or incident site by investigators, the prevention of evidence from being removed, the provision of autopsy examination reports of the deceased and the drug examination results of personnel, the invitation to attend training held by each entity and so on. The signing parties will keep all information obtained confidential. Furthermore, AACM can allow authorized representatives from other countries or areas to take part in the investigation under the control of their investigator-in-chief. It is possible that an accident or an incident may be caused by a number of factors before the conclusion is drawn; the investigation may therefore involve the participation of various government entities. Ever since the effective implementation of Law No.2/2013 – “Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation and Aviation Safety Information Protection Law”, PJ, PSP and AACM have considered the need to establish a cooperation framework to ensure independence and effectiveness in investigation; they started discussions on cooperation since the fourth quarter of last year. The signing ceremony was held at 12:00noon at AACM’s multi-function room. The signatories were Director of PJ, Mr. Chau Wai Kuong, Director of PSP, Mr. Leong Man Cheong and President of AACM, Mr. Chan Weng Hong. The MOU becomes immediately effective after signing.