Arif Komis and MH17: Has Dr Mahathir no heart?


ARIF Komis is a Turkish chemistry teacher, working at an international school here in Kuala Lumpur, where he lived with his wife and four daughters.

A widely circulated photo showed the six of them looking like a happy family, the oldest daughter taking a smiling family selfie, while the youngest was still small enough to be carried by her doting father.

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