Kazakhstan likely to hand over investigation into Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 crash, which killed 38 people, to the International Aviation Committee (IAC).
An independent aviation expert told The Insider on condition of anonymity.
According to him, IAC is the authorized body that investigates air crashes on behalf of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and in accordance with its regulations.
"The Kazakhs will hand over the investigation to IAC, and russia has strong influence there. In general, we may get another MH17. On the other hand, there is no way to hide traces that look like shrapnel," the source said.
He noted that IAC will publish a report after the investigation. And if Rosaviatsia did it, he stressed, the investigation would go on forever so as not to publish the report.
According to him, russia has not yet closed the case of a number of aviation incidents that occurred earlier.
"The IAC works according to ICAO regulations: the first report in a few months, and then annual reports, but you have to close them. We must not forget that there were foreigners on the plane. And the owners of the company - the manufacturer of the aircraft are also foreigners," he added.
He said that when the plane, on board of which was the owner of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, crashed, the manufacturer of the aircraft declared its readiness to participate in the investigation. At the same time, Rosaviatsia stated that it did not need help. In the current situation, the IAC allegedly "will not turn a blind eye" to the manufacturer.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines crashed in the Kazakh city of Aktau. There were 96 passengers and crew members on board. 38 people were killed.
Later, the media wrote that holes were found on the plane's skin, which remain if the aircraft was hit by an anti-aircraft missile.
We also wrote that the russian authorities are trying to hide the fact of the attack by Ukrainian UAVs on Chechnya and North Ossetia on the morning of December 25, as it may be related to the plane crash.
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