NEW DELHI: The government is close to wrapping up its legal processes and inter-ministerial consultations on seeking the extradition of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik , the foreign ministry said, adding that India would make an official request to Malaysia "soon". "The formal request for assistance of a foreign government in such case requires a legal process... Soon an official request will be made to the Malaysian government. The internal process is also underway," the MEA spokesperson said.The Indian response came after Malaysian deputy PM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Naik could be extradited if a formal request was sentunder the mutual legal assistance treaty by the Indian government.

Source: Times of India November 10, 2017 01:30 UTC