19 people, including the CEO of GISBH and his wife, are being held for a week

Shah Alam — The CEO of Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH) and his wife are among 19 people detained for seven days starting today.

The application for remand for the individuals, aged between 25 and 65, was filed before Magistrate Wan Noora Nisa Ngadirin at the Magistrate’s Court here. They are currently being held at the central cell of the Shah Alam District Police Headquarters.

The 19 people, consisting of 12 men and 7 women, believed to be senior leaders of the GISBH, arrived at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Court Complex at around 2.50pm.

Earlier, Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain confirmed the arrest of the 19 persons during an early morning operation by Op Global.

He said the coordinated operation with Bukit Aman’s D8 Division and the Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) Special Integrated Investigation Team D14 was carried out simultaneously at four residential units in Tower A, Berjaya Times Square, Jalan Imbi, Bukit Bintang, at 5.40am.

Last week, Bukit Aman CID raided 20 charities in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan linked to GISB Holdings, rescuing 402 children and teenagers, 201 boys and 201 girls, aged between one and 17.

Razarudin, previously revealed that health checks conducted on 392 children rescued from the homes found evidence of physical and emotional abuse. The children were also suspected of being exploited for labour by being forced to sell goods.

On Tuesday, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, decided that PDRM should conduct a prompt and thorough investigation into the alleged criminal misconduct and child abuse issues related to GISBH. — BERNAMA