aTP- Arab tourism portal-Cairo – Captain Ayman Elmokadem, Head of the Independent Investigation Committee into the Metroject crash in the Sinai on 31 October 2015, said:
“Since the publication of the preliminary report issued by the Committee on 13 December 2015, the Committee has completed a number of tasks as part of its ongoing investigation process.
The aircraft wreckage has been prepared and painstakingly transported to a secured area at Cairo International Airport. The greatest care has been taken to ensure that every section of the aircraft can be examined, with all evidence intact.
The major parts of the wreckage were moved in the presence of representatives of the Egyptian Attorney General, the Russian Federation Investigative Committee and the Egyptian and Russian Forensic Departments.
It is planned that the wreckage will be laid out so that experts will be able to determine the type of fuselage disintegration that occurred before the plane crashed.
The Committee continues to investigate the technical history of the aircraft, including its full service record and repairs carried out on the aircraft structure, systems and engines since the date of its production until the date of the accident. The Committee is still awaiting a number of documents from countries participating in the investigation. Given the aircraft was manufactured in May 1997 (almost 19 years ago), this detailed process is very time consuming.
In the context of ongoing collaboration with the countries participating in the investigation, the Committee received on 14 March 2016 an official report from the Russian Federation Investigative Committee. After studying this report, which suggests suspected criminal activity, the Committee has referred the matter to the Attorney General of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The Investigation Committee will continue with its technical investigation while being ready to provide any assistance to the Attorney General.”
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