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MH17: Malaysia awaits Eurojust agreement

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is awaiting agreement from Eurojust after the country was accepted as a full member of the MH17 Joint Investigation Team (JIT).

Inspector-General of police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the Attorney General will be receiving the agreement once it is ready.

"Authorities will review the contents of the agreement once it is handed over," he told reporters during a press conference at Royal Malaysia Police College in Cheras, here.

It was reported that the notification of the acceptance of Malaysia as a full and equal member of the Joint Investigation Team was conveyed by the Dutch National Public Prosecutor's Office through its letter dated Nov 28.

On Dec 4, Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail and Khalid represented Malaysia in The Hague at the first coordination meeting of the investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

Other countries that are in JIT are Netherlands, Australia, Belgium and Ukraine.

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