Zakir Naik not arrested in Oman; he’s instead given state reception in Muscat

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CALL that the ultimate Ramadan blessing for ‘on-the-run’ preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik who is wanted in his motherland, India, for questioning for alleged money laundering and other criminal activities.

Lawyer for the Malaysian permanent resident Akberdin Abdul Kader said Naik has denied news reports claiming that the controversial preacher would be detained in Oman and deported to India.

“He texted me to say he was safe and staying at a hotel,” Akberdin told Free Malaysia Today (FMT).

Naik also told him that news of his alleged arrest was nothing more than “fabricated news” by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government-controlled media.

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