Italian holder of stolen passport meets the press

The Italian man whose stolen passport was used by a passenger boarding the missing Malaysian airliner, has spoken at a police news conference in the Thai resort of Phuket. Luigi Maraldi showed his current passport and said he had informed the police of the theft of his previous old. [Special coverage]

"It may be that some people could steal my passport and I think my passport maybe nobody can use it again because when I went back to Italy I talked with police, Italian police, to lock my last passport and so nobody can use it." Maraldi

Maraldi's passport was one of two confirmed stolen ones used by passengers boarding Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Maraldi lost his last year in Phuket. He reported the incident to local and Italian police. Thai police say they are investigating. On Saturday, European authorities confirmed Maraldi's name and nationality, as well as the passport belonging to an Austrian man under the name Christian Kozel.