No arrest till conviction – Zakir Naik sets condition for return to India
Preacher Dr Zakir Naik is wanted by authorities in his home country of India. He is currently residing in Malaysia, where there are mounting calls for his deportation. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 10, 2019.
CONTROVERSIAL preacher Dr Zakir Naik said he will return to India on the condition that he is not arrested until his conviction. Wanted in his home country for making allegedly inflammatory speeches that incite Muslims to commit terrorism, and facing prosecution over terror and money-laundering charges, Zakir, who is seeking refuge in Malaysia, said he will voluntarily go back upon receiving the Indian Supreme Court’s assurance on the matter.
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