MH17: No gender discrimination at crash site

SEPANG: A woman police inspector said today there was no gender discrimination against policewomen engaged in investigations at the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 crash site in Ukraine.
Inspector How Sin Ni, 27, one of the six women in the Malaysian special investigation team which was at the location over the last two weeks, said everyone, regardless of gender, gave their full commitment to helping Malaysia get at the truth.
"Our job was similar to the men's. What they did, we also did," she said when met at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport here upon her return along with 33 police officers as well as Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
How, who was also part of the Royal Malaysia Police forensic team, said there were other women in the international investigation teams who were all cooperative and committed.
Another woman officer, Lilian Lemat Ngau Jok, 29, said that though she was worried about entering a volatile area, her determination to help Malaysia gave her strength.
"When I was there, I did not hear any explosion, but some of the others said they heard the sound of explosions. But these did not deter us," she said.
Flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17 as it was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 283 passengers and 15 crew on board. The Boeing 777-200 aircraft is believed to have been shot down over the troubled country. – Bernama