The youngest son of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah broke his silence and rejected accusations of the missing plane intentionally being driven into the Indian Ocean by his father, Agence France-Presse reported.
Ahmed Seth, 26, claimed that he was the person who knew who his father was, not the people making baseless speculations.
"I've read everything online. But I've ignored all the speculation. I know my father better," Seth, 26, was quoted by the New Straits Times as saying. "We may not be close as he travels so much. But I understand him," the language student added in his first public remarks.
After it was speculated that the Malaysian Airlines was deliberately re-directed into the wrong direction by 53-year-old Zaharie and 27-year-old co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid, their actions and behavior came into intense scrutiny, according to AFP.
Keeping the hope alive, Seth said he is still praying for the return of his father. Earlier this week, it was announced by the Malaysian government that none of the 239 people aboard on the flight had survived, Yahoo News reported.
"Now, we are just waiting for the right confirmation," Seth said. "I will believe it when I see the proof in front of my eyes."
Not commenting on how his mother and sibling were keeping up, Seth said that he is "the strongest in his family in dealing with the crisis," according to New Straits Times.
With the southern Indian Ocean being touted as the location of crash by experts, new Thai and Japanese images have shown debris possibly belonging to the ill-fated plane, according to Reuters.
"The search for the plane, which went missing 19 days ago, continues," Yahoo News reported. "The United States Navy recently delivered equipment used to scan for flight recorders on the ocean floor and send the data back to search headquarters."
