Nur Fitri Azmeer Nordin, the Malaysian student jailed for possession of child pornography has obtained the green light to be extradited to Malaysia after serving his sentence for the crime.
Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) Chairman Tan Sri Annuar Musa said, he has applied to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure that the Malaysian embassy in London will assist the matter.
He added, Nur Fitri’s family had earlier appealed to MARA in helping them with the extradition process because it needs some input from the embassy.
“His family had asked for our help in order to ease the process of extradition, as it requires certain input from the embassy.
“I already had contacted Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin to proceed with the extradition process but we cannot intervene beyond that," said Annuar in a media conference at MARA headquarter in Kuala Lumpur.
He said, there is nothing much to talk regarding the student’s loan as his contract was terminated because the university refused to accept him since he was convicted.
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"We always consider circumstances. Somehow, one of our council members gave a wrong signal by personally saying that Nur Fitri could be replaced in any MARA institutions.
"Actually it was his personal view, not MARA. Just let the legislation process over, and he could return to Malaysia. We will decide later,” he said.
He said, MARA cannot be flippant in the matter because it is part of its responsibility.
"We help in the name of humanity, and because he was the student that we sent to study abroad. We cannot leave him just like that.
"MARA has its responsibility and some of our offices in London are also doing what they are supposed to do," he said.
In May, Nur Fitri was sentenced to five years jail by Southwark Crown Court, London for having in his possession over 30,000 images and videos of child pornography.
The Imperial College student was caught in possession of 601 videos and images belonging to category A (abuse involving penetrative sexual activity with children), as well as hundreds of category B and C ones, United Kingdom International Business Times reported.
Nur Fitri pleaded guilty to 17 offences, including possession of indecent images and videos of children, with intent to distribute the materials.
He was arrested in Queensborough Terrace, West London and started to attend Imperial College since a year ago.
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Astro Awani
Fri Jun 19 2015
Nur Fitri pleaded guilty to 17 offences, including possession of indecent images and videos of children, with intent to distribute the materials. - File Photo
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