Pilot of MH 370 was a supporter of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim . Anwar was sentenced to 5 years in jail hours before the plane vanished . He had seen no evidence to back up Anwar 's claim that the theory had been promulgated by Malaysian authorities to distract from their handling of the crisis , but said that such an explanation was `` very possible . '' Some have speculated the plane could have been hijacked in response to the sentence . Comment:
Pilot of MH 370 was a supporter of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim . Anwar was sentenced to 5 years in jail hours before the plane vanished . Some have speculated the plane could have been hijacked in response to the sentence . Comment: