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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Activists seek arrest and deportation of Zakir Naik



A group of activists have filed a lawsuit seeking, among others, an order for the arrest and deportation of controversial Islamic preacher from India, Zakir Naik.
"(We are seeking) an order for the inspector-general of police (IGP) to arrest Zakir Naik immediately.
"(Also), an order to revoke the status of Zakir as a permanent resident of Malaysia, if this was granted, and an order to deport him immediately from Malaysia," Hindraf chairperson P Waythamoorthy said at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur today after the group filed the lawsuit.
The suit was filed by Waythamoorthy and 18 others, including Bingkor assemblyperson Jeffrey Kitingan, lawyer Siti Kassim and Centre for Policy Initiatives director Lim Teck Ghee.
The defendants named are Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the Immigration Department director-general, the National Registration Department director-general, IGP Khalid Abu Bakar and the Malaysian government.
Waythamoorthy said they have received no response to the letters they wrote to the Home Ministry, the director-generals of Immigration and the National Registration, as well as to the Prime Minister's Office on the immigration status of Zakir (left in photo) and his whereabouts in Malaysia.
However, he said, they believe that Zakir is currently still in Malaysia.
'A threat to national security'
The plaintiffs are also seeking declarations that Zakir is a threat to national security, harmony and unity.
In the court documents, they claimed that Zakir's teachings promote terrorism and would harm unity and peace in Malaysia.
Waythamoorthy pointed out that Zakir has also been banned from entering several countries, including Canada and the United Kingdom.
Several of the plaintiffs who are Muslim said they are do not accept Zakir's teachings in Malaysia.
"I am Muslim and I reject Zakir Naik.
"I do believe I have strong backing from many moderate Malaysians that we are all against harbouring Zakir, against his radicalism and his extremist speeches," one of the plaintiffs, Muhammad Mujahidin Zulkiffli, said.
Another plaintiff, Asiah Abd Jalil, said that while Islam is the official religion as enshrined in the Federal Constitution, any speech that insults and causes hate of other religions is unacceptable in the pluralistic Malaysian society.
Mufti: No proof Zakir a security threat
However, Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin refuted claims that Zakir is a threat.
"What evidence do they have that he is a threat? Is it because there have been Hindu followers who embraced Islam, so they are now sensitive? What other excuses are there?" Mohd Asri asked in a Facebook posting.
Waythamoorthy also stressed that their lawsuit has no intention of belittling Islam or offending anyone.
"In the entire evidence that is given, there is nothing on Islam. We are strictly going on the issue of national security," he said.
The plaintiffs are represented by lawyer S Karthigesan.
Zakir appears to have a warm relationship with politicians on both sides of the divide in Malaysia, with BN and PAS leaders taking to social media to share pictures of their meetings the preacher.

They included Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang.
Zakir’s plan to hold a talk last year comparing Islam and Hinduism sparked an outcry, prompting the authorities to ban the event.
The ban was lifted after the topic was changed to 'Is Quran the word of God?'
Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed has also previously denied that Zakir has been given Malaysian citizenship.- Mkini

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