The preacher who is facing charges of money laundering in India says he wants assurance that he will not be arrested pending the outcome of his trial.
PETALING JAYA: Indian preacher Zakir Naik says he is prepared to return to India to face charges of money laundering, but that he fears being jailed like many other Muslim suspects whom the courts found not guilty years later.
Adding that he still has faith in the Indian judiciary, Naik, who has been living in Malaysia as a permanent resident, said the Narendra Modi government had been undermining the justice system. “So if I look at an average, I will be behind bars for about 10 years and my entire mission would be disrupted. Why should I be a fool?”Last week, India’s Enforcement Directorate charged him in absentia with money laundering, accusing him of acquiring about Rs1.9 billion worth of criminal assets.
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