THE Chief Executive Officer of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH), Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, and 12 male co-accused have each been sentenced to 15 months in prison by the Shah Alam High Court for being members of an unlawful organisation.
However, all 13 men were released yesterday after having served their sentences in remand, as they had been detained from between 25 September and 12 October 2024.
Nine other female defendants convicted of the same offence were fined RM4,500 each and face seven months’ imprisonment should they fail to pay the fine.
The sentences were handed down by Judge Datuk Seri Latifah Mohd Tahar after all the accused pleaded guilty when the charges were read simultaneously by the court interpreter during proceedings held at the Kajang Prison Court Complex.
Those convicted include Nasiruddin, 66; his wife, Azura Md Yusof, 58; and Mohammad Adib At-Tamimi Asa’ari, 33, the son of the late founder of Al-Arqam.
The other female defendants were identified as Hamimah Yakub, Asmat @ Asmanira Muhammad Ramly, 45; Mahani Kasim, 55; Siti Salmiah Ismail, 58; Siti Hajar Ismail, 52; Khalilatul-Zalifah Mohammad Jamil, 28; Nurul Jannah Idris, 29; and Nur Jannah Omar, 33.
The remaining 11 male defendants were Hasnan Abd Hamid, 54; Mohd Shukri Mohd Noor, 54; Mokhtar Tajuddin, 61; Shuhaimi Mohamed, 57; Muhammad Afdaluddin Latif, 35; Mohamad Sayuti Omar, 36; Mohd Fazil Md Jasin, 58; Mohd Dhirar Fakhrur Razi, 35; Muhammad Zahid Azhar @ Nadzri, 52; Abu Ubaidah Ahmad Shukri, 35; and Muhammad Fajrul Islam Khalid, 29.
According to the alternative charge, they were accused of being members of GISBH, deemed an unlawful organisation, at a premises in Bandar Country Homes, Rawang, between October 2020 and 11 September 2024.
The charge was framed under Section 43 of the Societies Act 1966, which carries a maximum penalty of three years’ imprisonment, a fine of up to RM5,000, or both, upon conviction.
Earlier reports stated that the Attorney-General’s Chambers had received representations from the accused regarding their earlier charges under the Penal Code for being part of a criminal organisation, allegedly active since 2020.
All defendants were initially charged on 23 October 2024 with being members of an organised criminal group before the alternative charges under the Societies Act were accepted. - November 7, 2025
