KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has decided not to extradite Dr Zakir Naik to India and has made no commitment to do so, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
The Home Minister said the decision was based on Malaysia's rights under Article 6 of the Extradition Treaty signed with India in 2010, as well as the provisions of the Extradition Act 1992.
"The previous official extradition request for Zakir was received on Jan 19, 2018, while a diplomatic note seeking reconsideration was received from the Indian government on May 29, 2020," he said in a written parliamentary reply on Tuesday (Nov 3).
"At present, the government has not received any new extradition request.
"Malaysia has decided not to extradite Zakir Naik to India, therefore, no commitment has been made to extradite him."
Datuk Dr Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (PN-Pengkalan Chepa) wanted to know the status of India's extradition request and whether the documents and evidence submitted met the requirements of Malaysian law and the bilateral treaty.
It was reported that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi had discussed Zakir's extradition on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in September.
