Why does PDRM think Zakir Naik belongs, but not Arif Komis
"I don't know about torture in Turkey. Are we going to accuse Turkey of torturing people?" – Dr Mahathir Mohamad
COMMENT | In deporting Turkish asylum seeker Arif Komis back to Turkey, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad made some extraordinary claims. Well, not exactly extraordinary (for him), but rather the usual blame-shifting comments he makes when cornered.
Dismissing the fate that would probably befall Komis and his family, Mahathir asked the question that opens this piece. Well, just in case our prime minister is not up to date on the kind of strategies the Erdogan regimes practices...
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