ISLAMABAD – India faces a big international setback over Islamic scholarZakir Nayek case.
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has once againrefused India’s request to issue a Red Corner Notice against Islamicpreacher Dr Zakir Naik and instructed all of its offices to delete filesand information on him
The Interpol told India it had decided not to issue the notice due to lackof evidence and any proof of wrongdoing, said a spokesperson for Dr Naik,who fled India a few years ago. The spokesperson also shared officialcorrespondence.
TheInterpol’s Commission made its decision during its 109th session heldJuly 1-5, 2019, according to an official paper seen by Geo News.Subsequently, its General Secretariat deleted all the data pertaining to DrNaik on July 15, 2019, as per a letter from Interpol’s Commission forControl of Files.
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The decision comes as a setback to the Indian government, which has beenpersistently trying to get the international police to issue a Red CornerNotice against the preacher, who has been accused of radical preaching — aclaim Naik rejects.
