From MM Online:
After confirming India’s extradition bid, Putrajaya says won’t send Dr Zakir Naik back
by YISWAREE PALANSAMY
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Dr Zakir has evaded Indian authorities since 2016 Bernama pic |
KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah confirmed today the receipt of India’s formal extradition request for preacher Dr Zakir Naik who is wanted there for money laundering.
However, he said that the government is maintaining its refusal to deport the controversial preacher, a Saudi citizen with Malaysian permanent resident status.
“We received the application from the Indian government, I don’t remember when.
“For now, there is no new decision. We are sticking to the original decision,” he was quoted as saying by the Free Malaysia Today portal.
India’s Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) secured a warrant for Dr Zakir’s arrest after filing money laundering charges against him, before saying it will seek his extradition from Malaysia.
A special Indian court for the country’s Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) then ordered the preacher to present himself there to stand trial.
However, he said that the government is maintaining its refusal to deport the controversial preacher, a Saudi citizen with Malaysian permanent resident status.
“We received the application from the Indian government, I don’t remember when.
“For now, there is no new decision. We are sticking to the original decision,” he was quoted as saying by the Free Malaysia Today portal.
India’s Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) secured a warrant for Dr Zakir’s arrest after filing money laundering charges against him, before saying it will seek his extradition from Malaysia.
A special Indian court for the country’s Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) then ordered the preacher to present himself there to stand trial.
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KT notes: Malaysia has an extradition treaty with India so how can we violate an international treaty as if it was written on kertas jamban?
But WTF am I talking about when Mahathir had already violated the international treaty signed on 02 December 1989, signed and ratified by Malaysia, Thailand and the CPM, known as The Peace Agreement of Hat Yai (1989). More than 330 former CPM members, mostly Malays, have been allowed to resettle in Malaysia.
But up until today, Ong Boon Haw (Chin Peng) or his cremated ashes, yes just cremated ashes, has NOT been allowed to re-enter Malaysia to be interred in Sitiawan, the late CPM leader's birthplace, in total violation of the Hat Yai Peace Agreement.
On extradition, we should also note Mahathir's hypocritical stance when he said Malaysia was being a good neighbour when it sent Praphan Pipithnamporn back to the grasping claws of the ultra pro monarchy Thai authorities, a nation with some of the world's toughest lese majeste laws, despite Ms Praphan being an asylum seeker registered with the UNHCR.
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Praphan Pipithnamporn |
The pharisaical dictator had the brazen thick skin to say of Praphan's deportation, "If there is a request, then we will send back. (We are a) good neighbour,"but has now obdurately refused to extradite an alleged criminal back to India while he had deported a UM refugee to Thailand without any conscience.
Dr Zakir has refused to do so unless he is given a written guarantee that he will be allowed to remain free barring a conviction.
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad previously said Malaysia could decline India’s extradition request, citing Australia’s refusal to extradite Sirul Azhar Omar to Malaysia that convicted the former police commando of murdering Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.
However, DAP lawmaker Ramkarpal Singh has disputed this by saying the circumstances differed as Australian law prevented the country from extraditing a person to where he may be put to death; Sirul was given the death sentence here for the murder.
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad previously said Malaysia could decline India’s extradition request, citing Australia’s refusal to extradite Sirul Azhar Omar to Malaysia that convicted the former police commando of murdering Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.
However, DAP lawmaker Ramkarpal Singh has disputed this by saying the circumstances differed as Australian law prevented the country from extraditing a person to where he may be put to death; Sirul was given the death sentence here for the murder.
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Mahathir with Thai convicted-jailed blackmailer Justo Xavier, released in a Thai royal amnesty in conjunction with the death of the (previous) Thai King |
Kaytee notes: As mentioned Mahathir is a pharisaical dictator without any conscience, so expect him to pretend not to know what's the difference between the case of an alleged money launderer-cum-seditious agitator Zakir Naik and that of convicted murderer Sirul, ...
... or a convicted and jailed blackmailer in Thailand like Justo Xavier (with whom he had warmly welcomed, met 4 times and who like Zakir Naik is settling down in Malaysia) with a UN refugee like Praphan Pipithnamporn, ...
... and to deliberately confuse the issue vis-a-vis the Malaysian public as he has been doing so for well over 30 years.
What human rights has he the nerve to talk in favour of Zakir Naik when he refused to ratify ICERD and the Rome Statute, and also made racist comments against 'hooked nose' Jews?
Dr Zakir has evaded Indian authorities since 2016 when files were opened against him for allegedly making hate speeches and laundering money after five militants launched an attack at a bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh that ended with 29 dead.
One of the attackers reportedly to have been inspired by the preacher’s speeches.
Locally, Dr Zakir has been accused of denigrating other faiths and being a threat to Malaysia’s multi-ethnic and multicultural harmony.
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Mahathir with alleged Indian money-launderer Zakir Naik |
The worst part has been the silence of Pakatan Coalition members like PKR and DAP, with some rare exceptions like Ramkarpal Singh, Sangeet Deo and Dr Ramasamy.
While I can understand Amanah's and Muslims' reluctance to comment on Zakir Naik's extradition, I cannot the deafening silence of normal loudmouths Lim Kit Siang, his son Guan Eng, Teo Nie Ching and Tian Chua.
All these boe-hood blokes and Teo Nie Ching, wakakaka, are only noisy on useless or deliberately distracting issues. When it comes to the crunch, they remain silent like mice.
It's their silence which has given Mahathir the impression he can do what he likes, and indeed he can do what he likes in the face of boe-hood people.
