there is plenty of evidence..
pilot was a political activist.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-sodomite.html
Malaysia is as corrupt as hell.
opposition leader was on trial with trumped up sodomy charges. In a conservative Muslim county that would be the equivalent of a paedophilia charge in Australia.
the verdict came in guilty only hours before the flight
the pilot has practiced the route flown on his home flight simulator. He had plenty of time to plan this as the trial went on for months.
the original search was confined to waters much closer to Malaysia, the pilot would not have known about the satellite pings.
had it not been for these pings, the search would have continued in waters around Malaysia, which would have been more visible from a news perspective than being carried out thousands of miles away in the middle of nowhere.
this would have caused embarrassment to the government.
it was clearly a political statement. It was obvious from the first couple of weeks. You may wish to not believe the obvious but that is your prerogative.
subsequently the Malaysian PM has been shown to be what he was and has been removed and now jailed himself. The opposition leaders guilty verdict quashed.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53563065