“He will surely be back soon after finishing all the programmes there,” Akberdin told Harian Metro.
However, Akberdin said he couldn’t go into details as it was a matter of his client’s safety.
Last Friday, Akberdin dismissed claims that Naik was arrested in Oman and deported to India.
The lawyer said Naik had in fact been given a state reception in its capital, Muscat.
“He texted me to say he was safe and staying at a hotel,” Akberdin told FMT at the time.
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.
Naik holds permanent residence in Malaysia and is living in Putrajaya.
He is wanted for questioning in India for alleged money laundering and other unlawful activities.
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