They were NOT repeatedly told to turn right unless we are listening to different tapes.
They were told to turn LEFT, then RIGHT, then STOP THE CLIMB!, then turn LEFT. Thereafter they were told repeatedly turn SOUTHBOUND. Repeatedly.
They didnt know which direction the controller wanted them to turn to achieve that! There's been a near miss as far as they know and the last direction given was LEFT. So they hesitated.
Poor SA on the crew's part re terrain, yes, but the controller really blew the thing up with the "LEFT ONTO 29... CORRECTION 270 " followed by "TURN SOUTHBOUND"
She managed to use the word RIGHT with the other callsigns on frequency, but not with EVA when they needed it most. Just SOUTHBOUND, SOUTHBOUND. "Which WAY do you want us to turn to achieve southbound?" these guys were thinking in two languages. You hear the confusion when they say "LEFT...RIGHT?"
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