Curious case of Zakir Naik: Is India going slow on his extradition?

[ashok321]

The government may be serious in taking action against controversial televangelist Zakir Naik but no concrete step has been taken so far to bring him back to India to face trial.

India has been unable to get Interpol to issue a red corner notice against him and is constrained to send a reminder. Moreover, no request has been made by the National Investigation Agency to the home ministry to press for his extradition so far.

In May this year, the agency had approached the Interpol for a red corner notice against Naik after a non bailable warrant was issued against him by a special NIA court in Mumbai. Armed with the NBW and the standard proforma containing all his details and the cases against him, the NIA approached the Central Bureau of Investigation to take up its case with the Interpol. The CBI is the nodal body for issuing Interpol warrants in India.

Two months have passed and no red corner notice has been issued yet. The NIA was constrained to send a reminder recently which prompted the CBI to further remind the Interpol about the matter.

"Normally it does not take so long for an RCN to be issued after we request the Interpol. But in this case, we have sent a reminder," said an NIA official. The NIA is clueless as to why it is taking so much time for a red corner against Naik.

On the other hand, the agency has so far not pressed for Naik's extradition. Home ministry officials said the case was being investigated by the NIA and it would be the prerogative of the investigative agency to press for extradition.

"We have not got any request so far. Hence there has been no extradition request sent for Naik," the official said. NIA officials, on their part, said that they would press for his extradition at the right time. Naik has been hiding either in Saudi Arabia or the UAE and keeps on shifting base between Malaysia and Indonesia.

Naik has been accused of promoting enmity between groups on religious and racial grounds and also accumulating funds for his NGO in illegal way. The NGO, Islamic Research Foundation, has been banned in India. Much before the dust could settle on the controversy surrounding his NGO, several Islamic State suspects arrested in the country claimed that they were inspired by Naik's speeches to commit terrorist acts, promoting the NIA to take up the investigation.

Naik had left India sometime after the July 2016 Dhaka terror attack where the attackers claimed they had been inspired by Naik.

http://www.theweek.in/news/india/cu...k-is-india-going-slow-on-his-extradition.html

 

[django]

Extradite him, no sympathy whatsoever for this damn individual.

 

[Hrk19]

Extradite him, no sympathy whatsoever for this damn individual.

man,you liberals sure do hate anyone who promotes islam that too peacefully.
oh well dont matter

fact is majority muslims adore him and your opinion is an absolute minority

see,as long as Allah wants to give him respect,no matter how much you vilify him,you will not be able to tarnish his respect
rather it tarnishes your own image.

 

[django]

man,you liberals sure do hate anyone who promotes islam that too peacefully.
oh well dont matter

fact is majority muslims adore him and your opinion is an absolute minority

see,as long as Allah wants to give him respect,no matter how much you vilify him,you will not be able to tarnish his respect
rather it tarnishes your own image.

I oppose this man as he is an enemy of Pakistan who questions the existence of my country and partition of British India, now if his India is so great why did he flee like a coward, why not face the music like a man, the man is a total hypocrite PERIOD.

 

[Bibo]

No need to extradite him and waste public money. Let him live forever in Arabian dessert.

 

[GHOSTS]

Saudi pressure [emoji848]

 

[Tamil_Manithan]

The best solution would be to deprive his citizenship and ban him from India.

 

[Hrk19]

I oppose this man as he is an enemy of Pakistan who questions the existence of my country and partition of British India, now if his India is so great why did he flee like a coward, why not face the music like a man, the man is a total hypocrite PERIOD.

no im afraid you are just anti Islam
you liberals apparently have the idea that its an honourable thing to keep nationality above religion.
Islam comes first everytime.
that anti Pakistan thing even if he said was just an opinion of his at the time
now for example his current views are mostly that he hopes things get better between us and in no way does he support the Hindus.
see here

now then,im getting the impression that you just want to find an excuse to vilify a good muslim.

and i doubt you have struggled even close to Zakir Naik for Islam
he has shown the true path to millions worldwide
how many have you?

oh and he is by no means a hypocrite,rather you yourself seem to be a perfect candidate for hypocrisy what with being a liberal.

 

[CriticalThought]

no im afraid you are just anti Islam
you liberals apparently have the idea that its an honourable thing to keep nationality above religion.
Islam comes first everytime.
tat anti Pakistan thing even if he said was just an opinion of his at the time
now for example his current views are mostly that he hopes things get better between us and in no way does he support the Hindus.
see here

now then,im getting the impression that you just want to find an excuse to vilify a good muslim.

and i doubt you have struggled even close to Zakir Naik for Islam
he has shown the true path to millions worldwide
how many have you?

oh and he is by no means a hypocrite,rather you yourself seem to be a perfect candidate for hypocrisy what with being a liberal.

Someone who doesn't have the appropriate tutoring under the guidance of a valid Islamic Scholar, yet tries to preach Islam, becomes a liability. I make it a point to not listen to him. And @django DOES NOT become a 'anti-Islam liberal' if he opposes Mr. Zakir Naik.

 

[django]

no im afraid you are just anti Islam
you liberals apparently have the idea that its an honourable thing to keep nationality above religion.
Islam comes first everytime.
tat anti Pakistan thing even if he said was just an opinion of his at the time
now for example his current views are mostly that he hopes things get better between us and in no way does he support the Hindus.
see here

now then,im getting the impression that you just want to find an excuse to vilify a good muslim.

and i doubt you have struggled even close to Zakir Naik for Islam
he has shown the true path to millions worldwide
how many have you?

oh and he is by no means a hypocrite,rather you yourself seem to be a perfect candidate for hypocrisy what with being a liberal.

Do not question my Aqeedah young fellow, this chap stated that British India should never have been split up, their was no need for separation as Indian Muslims are not discriminated against, if everything is good, why the hell he run away like a coward, he criticized those who did not want live under India then he does the same his self by fleeing like a COWARD!!!...Since you questioned my Aqeedah and deeply offended me, you are on my ignore list!

Someone who doesn't have the appropriate tutoring under the guidance of a valid Islamic Scholar, yet tries to preach Islam, becomes a liability. I make it a point to not listen to him. And @django DOES NOT become a 'anti-Islam liberal' if he opposes Mr. Zakir Naik.

Thank you bro, the man is a fraud, his comments on Yazeed sum him up.Kudos

 

[KRAIT]

Just don't allow him in India or Media will make him a hero.

 

[RISING SUN]

Just don't allow him in India or Media will make him a hero.

India to take up Zakir Naik's extradition with Malaysia
India will soon make a formal request to Malaysia for the extradition of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, PTI has reported.

"Our legal internal process is nearing completion. Once it is complete, we will then make an official request to the Malaysian government very soon," ANI quoted Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar as saying.

Kumar added that the "nature of the request" will be clear in the next couple of weeks.

The 52-year-old televangelist's hardline views sparked outrage and an investigation in India, leading him to flee the country. Just last week, the NIA prepared charges against him for "promoting enmity and hatred between different religious groups in India through public speeches and lectures."

Naik, has, however, received permanent residency in Malaysia, and has even been welcomed by the country's government.

He is reportedly "a reasonably popular character amongst Malays, who gloss over his more controversial aspects," an analyst told Reuters. So much so, that "if the government were to kick him out of the country, it causes them to lose religious credibility in the eyes of the public."
(With inputs from agencies)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...th-malaysia/articleshow/61491613.cms?from=mdr