Court directs Gulf Air copilot to face PBI interrogation

A Dhaka court has directed the Gulf Air authorities to bring copilot Khalil Abdul Razak before the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) for questioning in a case over the death of the airline's pilot Mohannad Yousef Hassan Al Hindi.
Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court-8 passed the order on Monday after the police bureau, and the victim's family applied for holding a hearing session in the criminal case against United Hospital and others.
Gulf Air pilot Mohannad Yousef Hassan Al Hindi passed away on December 14, 2022, at United Hospital in Dhaka. His family members brought allegation of negligence against both United Hospital and Gulf Air.
Advocate M Sabbir Ahmed, a counsel for Tala Elhendy Josephano, the victim's sister, said, "Gulf Air, represented by Issa Shah, is directed to present a key witness to the case, namely, the copilot Khalil Abdul Razak, for questioning by the PBI."

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