Police have obtained a seven-day remand order against 19 members of Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings’s (GISBH) top management, which included its CEO, Nasiruddin Ali.
The remanded order ends on Sept 25.
The 19, including seven women aged between 25 and 65, were brought before magistrate Wan Noora Nisa Ngadirin at the Shah Alam magistrates’ court today at 3pm.
They are being investigated under Section 32(a) of the Child Act 2001, Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and Section 14 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Amendment) Act 2022.
Earlier today Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said they were arrested by police this morning.
According to reports, the country’s top cop said the 65-year-old Nasiruddin was among 19 people arrested following a raid on a complex along Jalan Imbi early this morning.
Razaruddin said others arrested in the raid included Nasiruddin's wife and two children.
"The raid was coordinated and carried out by Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department D8 (special operations), D14 (organised crime), and the special integrated investigation team at around 5.40am," he told the New Straits Times.
Last week, the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department raided 20 charity homes in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan associated with GISB Holdings and rescued 402 children and teenagers, consisting of 201 boys and 201 girls aged from one to 17.
Razarudin had earlier said that health screening results for 392 children rescued from charity homes linked to GISBH during Ops Global have uncovered signs of both physical and emotional abuse among the victims.
He also said there were elements of child labour and exploitation, with those under 18 being forced to work by selling goods. - September 19, 2024
