A fugitive in
India, controversial Islamic preacher Dr
Zakir Naik is free to travel in Malaysia
because he is not on the terror list here,
Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said.
BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
DECEMBER 23, 2016
The televangelist with his own Internet
channel had last week visited a private
Islamic-centric university in Shah Alam,
Selangor, which is also under
investigation for radical teachings after
two students were arrested on
suspicion of being Islamic State (IS)
recruits planning a terror attack locally.
“He is free to travel. He is not on [the]
terror list here,” the deputy home
minister told Malay Mail Online when
asked how Dr Zakir was allowed
passage into Malaysia, despite being on
the terror alert list in his home country,
India.
He has been reported by several Indian newspapers to be on the run to avoid prosecution in India.
The Salaƚst preacher has also been banned from several countries like Bangladesh, Canada and the UK.
Dr Zakir, who was honoured by the Malaysian government with the 2013 Tokoh Maal Hijrah award, visited the Al
Madinah International University campus on December 14 and was given a warm welcome by its management.
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