Govt maintains decision not to extradite Zakir Naik to India
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has decided not to extradite prominent preacher Dr Zakir Naik to India and has made no commitment to hand him over to the country.
Malaysia's government has decided against extraditing well-known preacher Dr. Zakir Naik to India, according to Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The decision is rooted in Malaysia's rights under the 2010 extradition treaty with India and the provisions of the 1992 Extradition Act. There has been no new extradition request from India regarding Zakir since the initial one submitted on January 19, 2018.
The Indian government previously sent a diplomatic note requesting a review of the decision on May 29, 2020. In response to a question from Datuk Dr. Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, Saifuddin clarified that no commitment has been made to extradite Zakir. He was asked about the status of India's extradition request, the meeting between Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and whether the submitted evidence met Malaysia's legal requirements.
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