India's external affairs ministry assures fair trial for the preacher.
Indian authorities have filed money-laundering charges involving about RM115 million against preacher Zakir Naik, who has been granted permanent residence in Malaysia.
“We will continue to pursue the matter with Malaysia,” the ministry’s official spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told reporters in New Delhi today in response to queries regarding Naik’s extradition. Indian authorities have filed money-laundering charges involving about RM115 million against Naik, who has been granted permanent residence in Malaysia.
He also likened the Naik case to Malaysia’s efforts to bring home convicted killer Sirul Azhar Umar from Australia.Mahathir had stated in the past that Malaysia would not give in easily to demands made by other countries, stating that the government needed to look at all factors before they responded or risked someone becoming “a victim”.
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