The police are reportedly considering seeking an extradition order to bring convicted British paedophile Richard Huckle back to Malaysia to face trial.
“If he has committed any crime here then he should face charges here. We will refer our findings to the Attorney-General’s Chambers which will decide on this,” Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim told theSun.
Noor Rashid added that the police will not dismiss the case just because the 30-year-old had been convicted by the British criminal court.
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“We are working closely with British police to ascertain the identities of Huckle’s Malaysian victims. We also need to know if the 71 counts of sexual assault he was charged with in UK included his Malaysian victims.
“He cannot be charged twice for the same offence but if there are grounds to proceed with court action, we will do so,” he was quoted as saying.
On Monday, Huckle, dubbed ‘Britian’s worst paedophile’, was sentenced to life in prison by a London court after pleading guilty to 71 offences of abusing babies and children over almost a decade.
