Zakir Naik all set to be extradited as legal process nears completion
Ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also said that the ministry’s internal process was underway in the case.
India is all set to seek the extradition of Dr Zakir Naik, the radical Islamic preacher from Malaysia. The legal process is almost complete and the official request would be sent out very soon.
Ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also said that the ministry's internal process was underway in the case.
"The formal request for assistance of a foreign government in such cases requires a legal process. We are nearing the completion of this exercise. Soon an official request will be made to the Malaysian government. The internal process we have to complete is also underway," he said.
According
to
media
reports,
Naik
was
in
Malaysia
after
obtaining
permanent
residency
five
years
ago.
The
National
Investigation
Agency
(NIA)
has
charged
Naik
and
the
Mumbai-based
non-profit
Islamic
Research
Foundation
(IRF)
that
he
founded
in
1991
with
indulging
in
unlawful
activities
and
promoting
religious
hatred.
The government has imposed a five-year ban on the IRF under the country's anti-terror laws and has declared Naik an absconder.
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