Malaysia rejects India's extradition requests for Zakir Naik
NH Bureau Friday, 06 July 2018 03:53:01 PM
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday rejected India's request to extradite Zakir Naik, who is wanted in India over allegations of terror-related activities and hate speech.
"As long as he is not creating any problem, we will not deport him because he has been given permanent residency status," Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said at a news conference in administrative capital Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur, when asked about the reports.
Zakir Naik had left India in 2016 and had gone to Malaysia, where he has also acquired a permanent residency status.
52-year-old Zakir Naik has made it clear that he has no intentions to return to India.
In 2010 he was reportedly barred from entering Britain after the Home Secretary cited "numerous comments" which showed his "unacceptable behaviour".
In a July 2008 TV broadcast Zakir Naik suggested that Al-Qaeda was not responsible for flying hijacked airliners into New York's World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, killing almost 3,000 people.
