Elmina plane crash: Victims' remains expected to be released earliest by Aug 21

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The bodies of the victims of the Elmina plane crash could be released to their families earliest by Monday (Aug 21), says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.  At a briefing with the victims’ families at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah in Klang, Selangor on Friday (Aug 18), Razarudin said the DNA test being carried out to identify the victims' identities will take time and advised the next-of-kin to go home or to their respective accommodations instead of waiting at the hospital.  Razarudin also said the processes of retrieving the remains of the victims at the crash site in Elmina has completed, and the traffic routes around the crash site have been reopened as of 3pm.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/uv9a9dpn  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 So, for your information, the Al-Mina concession will be opened at 3pm.

00:10 The PDRM, DVI, CSI and BSKU have already finished taking all the debris that is on the road.

00:21 And it will be opened at 3pm.

00:27 Secondly, in terms of post mortem and DNA management,

00:37 as I said before, 22 DNA samples have been taken.

00:43 However, from the remains, some are just the body, some are just the head,

01:00 and some are just the bones. According to the forensic unit, there are about 200 bones.

01:06 It will take time to get the DNA until Monday.

01:12 I have met with the family of the victims' relatives to advise them not to wait for the forensic unit

01:25 because the chemical team has told us that the earliest date is Monday.

01:36 We cannot say it is too early to do the DNA matching and the other body parts that we have seen.

01:46 Tan Sri, will the time until Monday be complete or just a test?

01:50 I have told them that according to the chemist, the earliest date is Monday.

01:55 So, it can be until Tuesday. That is the earliest date.

02:01 Tan Sri said that after the test is completed, the remains will be taken to the villages in each area.

02:08 Yes.

02:10 Okay.

02:12 The Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Selangor State, we have discussed earlier,

02:18 will manage and facilitate all matters in terms of the post mortem.

02:23 Once the DNA is matched, the bodies will be taken to the village for a bath, prayer, and 10 carriages.

02:36 The police will escort the bodies from here to the border.

02:45 We will ask the MPV to escort the bodies to the highway.

02:51 We will also manage the bodies to go to Pahang, Putrajaya, and here.

02:57 The Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Selangor State will facilitate all matters.

03:04 So, the family does not have to wait here?

03:06 The family does not have to wait here.

03:08 If it is hot and rainy, we will call.

03:11 The hospital and our side are here, we will call.

03:15 We will call and inform them that the body has been completed and can come to see or pray.

03:22 God willing, we will manage.

03:25 Tan Sri, for today, will there be any movement to enter the village?

03:30 What is that? Entry to the village?

03:31 In terms of forensic department, will there be any movement to enter the village?

03:35 No, there is no post mortem.

03:38 We have sent what we have received to the chemical department.

03:42 We have sent the chemical department to make the DNA.

03:48 Dain, is there anything else?

03:50 The building has been cleaned and done completely.

03:53 God willing, the third floor will be opened.

03:55 Our side, the police, the CSI, and the BSKU have finished and will open.

04:03 The concession will be opened.

04:05 The concession will be open at 3pm. We have information on that.

04:08 Thank you.

04:09 Thank you.

04:10 Thank you.

04:11 Thank you.

04:13 Thank you.

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