Still no request to extradite Zakir Naik from Malaysia, says lawyer


Melati A. Jalil

Dr Zakir Naik claims he is being targetted by Indian authorities because he is a Muslim. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, December 12, 2017.

MALAYSIA has yet to receive any request from India to extradite fugitive Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik, based on a letter from the Attorney-General’s Chambers to his lawyer.

The letter from the AGC’s Prosecution Department to lawyer Shaharudin Ali, dated November 21, requested Zakir’s representatives to refer to the Home Ministry’s Security and Public Order division for further explanation.


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