Police ‘abuse’ families of missing air passengers

Six months after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing, relatives of those lost, desperate for any hint of what happened, say Chinese authorities have become openly hostile towards them.

In interviews, several relatives described how they had been detained and physically abused by police — seemingly in retaliation for publicly pressing Chinese and Malaysia Airlines authorities for information about the hunt for the plane.

“In the beginning, Beijing police were protecting us, but their attitude has completely changed,” said Cheng Liping, 38, whose husband was on the flight.