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Indian preacher Zakir Naik will not be deported, says Malaysian prime minister

Zakir Naik

By: Sarwar Alam

Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has said a controversial Indian Islamic preacher allegedly wanted in his home country for terror-related activities and hate speech will not be sent back. Zakir Naik, a radical television preacher, reportedly left India in 2016 and subsequently moved to largely Muslim Malaysia, where he was granted permanent residency. According to Indian media reports, New Delhi asked for him to be extradited in January. The two countries have an extradition treaty. “As long as he is not creating any problem, we will not deport him because he has been given permanent residency status,” Mahathir said at a news…

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