Poland to write own report on April plane crash in Russia

Tue, 28 Dec 2010

Warsaw- Polish prosecutors probing the April plane crash that killed president Lech Kaczynski will issue their own report on the investigation, separate from a Russian report, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday amidst criticism of a draft document by Moscow.

Russian prosecutors had previously been expected to release a single report that would include input from Polish investigators. Both sides are currently working on separate investigations.

The Polish report will include conclusions on what caused the plane crash on April 10 that killed Kaczynski and 95 others in Russia, the ministry said. It will also feature recommendations on how such tragedies can be avoided in the future.

Moscow sent Warsaw a draft report in October and asked for its input. Poland sent back some 150 pages on December 16 containing suggestions for the final report.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has criticized the draft document as unacceptable because it does not take account of Polish suggestions. Edmund Klich, the Polish envoy to the Russian investigation, said Monday that Poland would not negotiate with Russia on a final report. He said Warsaw would write its own report if Moscow does not take up its suggestions.

Klich added that the Russian report contained little about Russian officials, including air traffic controllers, and that it was "decidedly aimed" at Polish officials and pilots. He said it was difficult to consider the report objective because it was missing information.

Bad weather, poor visibility and pilot error appear to be the most likely causes of the crash.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/359945,april-plane-crash-russia.html.