A serial rapist, suspected of assaulting as many as 1,000 women, has been ordered to be sent back to Malaysia following the completion of his 24-year prison term in Canada.

Selva Kumar Subbiah, 56, will be accompanied back to Malaysia by three guards from the Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian newspaper Toronto Star reported.

Currently held in custody until Sunday, he was arrested last Saturday when he became eligible for mandatory release after serving his entire prison sentence.

The hearing was told that Malaysian officials had already approved a flight permit for him. However, there was no mention of whether he would walk free in Malaysia or be turned over to law enforcement officials there.