Malaysia's transport minister has denied "extraordinary" claims the country was complicit in the disappearance of flight MH370.
In an interview with Sky News on Friday, Mayalsia's main opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said the investigation had been "clearly suspect" and alleged "complicity by authorities on the ground".
But speaking at a press conference on Saturday, acting transport minister Hishammuddin Hussein said: "Let me touch on some unfounded allegations made against Malaysia.
"These allegations include the extraordinary assertion that Malaysian authorities were somehow complicit in what happened to MH370.
"I would like to state for the record that these allegations are completely untrue.
"As I've said before, the search for MH370 should be above politics, and so I call on all Malaysians to unite, to stand by our armed forces as they work in difficult conditions thousands of miles from home, and to support all those who are working tirelessly in the search for MH370."
HMS Tireless has entered the search area The comments come as the British nuclear submarine HMS Tireless entered the search area.
It is expected to play a crucial role in the quest to find the plane's black box, which could hold the key to solving the mystery of what happened.
"I spoke via telephone to the British Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, regarding the nuclear submarine HMS Tireless," said Mr Hussein.
"I hereby confirm the submarine is now in the search area and helping in the search operation."
Up to 10 military planes, three civilian jets and 11 ships scoured more than 1,000 square miles of sea off the west coast of Australia on Saturday.
Saturday's search area The hunt was taking place in three large patches of the southern Indian Ocean, some 2,000km, 2,300km and 1,800km northwest of Perth.
As the search operation heads towards its second month, Mr Hussein revealed a new investigation team would be established.
The team will include experts from Australia, the US, China, France and the UK, and will be split into three sections.
One section will focus on maintenance, records, structures and systems; the second will look at flight recorders, operations and meteorology; the third is to examine psychology, pathology and survival factors.
"The search operation has been difficult, challenging and complex but despite all of this our determination remains undiminished," Mr Hussein added.
"We will continue to search with the same level of vigour and intensity. We owe this to the families of those on board and to the wider world."
No wreckage has yet been found since the Malaysia Airlines craft disappeared with 239 passengers aboard on March 8.
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