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Angela Meng

The father of a passenger on the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 said yesterday families would sue the carrier if the authorities do not withdraw a formal declaration that all on board had died in an accident.
Relatives reacted angrily to the statement from the Malaysian government and have rejected talk of compensation.
"If they don't rescind the declaration, we will sue them," said Wen Wancheng, the father of a Chinese passenger who was on the aircraft.
The Malaysian authorities on Thursday formally stated for the first time that all 239 passengers and crew onboard the lost Malaysia Airlines plane, two-thirds of whom were Chinese, were presumed dead.
"We call on Malaysia to withdraw their statement. It lacks a basis in evidence," said Jiang Hui, whose mother was on the plane.
"They gave up searching for survivors after 40 days."
More than 100 Chinese relatives of the lost passengers are requesting Malaysia take back their statement, according to posts in an online group they use.
Family members, some of whom burst into tears as they spoke to reporters near a Buddhist temple in Beijing on Friday, said they had received little advance warning of the announcement, echoing complaints from distraught relatives in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
"Malaysia ignored the right of relatives to know the news first," Jiang said.
Furious accusations from Chinese relatives that Malaysia had covered-up information about the loss of the flight during the 10-month investigation drew Beijing into the fray, straining bilateral ties. Malaysia's official declaration that MH370 was an "accident" opens the door for compensation payments, but several relatives said they were not interested in compensation without further investigations.
"We don't want money. We want the truth about what happened," said Hu Xiufang, whose only child, daughter-in-law and grandson were on the plane.
Officials in Malaysia said the recovery operation for the missing aircraft was ongoing.
The plane's whereabouts is still unknown despite a massive international search in the southern Indian Ocean.
The relatives in China have formed a loose-knit group to express their demands, but the government is wary of any unofficial organisations and they have met with harassment from police.

About a dozen policemen on Friday surrounded relatives of MH370 passengers outside the temple, telling them not to speak to reporters and ordering journalists to leave the scene.
"The police stop us from speaking out and threaten us," said Dai Shuqin, whose younger sister was on the plane.
"They bully us, that's what Chinese police are like."
Mainland media reported on Friday that the father of an MH370 passenger died suddenly at his home just three hours after hearing the plane was missing.
Li Xiaohui, 60, whose son was on board, had no known serious medical problems at the time of his death, media outlet The Paper reported.


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Relatives for the victims of MH370 Malaysian Airline missing flight hold a press conference in Subang Jaya outside Kuala Lumpur. Photo: EPA

Policemen move in to stop family members (left), whose relatives were onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, giving an interview to the media yesterday. Photo: Reuters

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Father of passenger onMH370 says families may suebecause they refuse to give up hope


The father of a passenger on the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 said families would sue the carrier if the authorities do not withdraw a formal declaration that all on board had died in an accident.


Angry relatives of flight MH370 victims reject Malaysia's findings, turn down payouts

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