INDIA is one step shy of securing a red notice for the arrest of Zakir Naik after the nation’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) obtained a non-bailable warrant for the Islamic preacher, currently residing in Malaysia.
The Times Now news portal in India said the agency secured the non-bailable warrant from a Mumbai special court after filing a charge sheet against Naik and other suspects, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
With the warrant, the ED will apply to Interpol for a red notice, which places Naik on a wanted list for all Interpol member countries. A warrant or an equivalent court order is necessary for a red notice to be granted.
Indian authorities previously tried and failed to secure a red notice in December 2017, cancelled because Naik had yet to be charged.
In this case, the court adjourned to a June 19 hearing on the charge sheet against Naik.
The Indian government regards Naik as a “hate preacher”, who has allegedly incited followers to terrorism.
He is also alleged to have committed money laundering and is liable to proceedings under the country’s Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, based on the warrant obtained by the ED.
Naik is a permanent resident in Malaysia, granted the right to reside as long as he does not “cause problems”.
Malaysia is an Interpol member and has also signed an extradition treaty with India. – June 9, 2019.
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