Commission says black boxes from Smolensk plane crash were 'rigged'
The black box recordings from the Tu-154M that crashed near Smolensk in 2010 were rigged and many of the documents that are relevant to the case were hidden, as stated by experts of the sub-Commission on Investigation of the Smolensk disaster, Polish Radio reported.
A segment of the Polish registrars was deleted and a segment from a Russian registrar was inserted into its place. The withdrawn piece contained information about engine problems, as well as issues with generators and radio altimeters, which malfunctioned when the presidential plane flew at a height of 15 meters.
The team, which was appointed by the Minister of National Defense for Poland, Antoni Macierewicz, examined the causes of the Smolensk disaster within six months of the accident. "We should not expect that the Commission will release the names of the perpetrators. Its task is different – to specify the factors and events that led to the tragedy," he said.
Recently, the sub-Commission on Investigation of the Smolensk disaster reported that it has evidence that Russia manipulated reports related to the tragedy.
As was previously reported, on the 10th of April 2010, 96 people were killed in the crash of flight Tu-154M in Smolensk, including the Polish President, Lech Kaczynski, his wife, the leaders of the Armed Forces, the Chief of the General Staff, the representatives of the Sejm and Senate, the Office of the President, the last President of Poland in exile Ryszard Kacharovsky, representatives of the military high command, political parties, and public and religious figures.