Police open ten investigative papers on GISB and investigate claims of quarantine centers at home and abroad

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have opened investigation papers following reports on forced labor issues received from several individuals who had previously worked for Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB).

In a statement, Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the papers were opened under Section 12 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) Act 2007.

“In another development, police are also investigating claims made by the Malaysian Center for the Study of Deviant Teachings (Pukas) suggesting that the GISB owns several quarantine centers in different locations in the country and abroad.

“It is believed that these quarantine centers are places of indoctrination and mental abuse for problematic GISB members,” he said.

Razarudin earlier said 10 papers had been opened during the first phase of the investigation – six in Selangor and four in Negeri Sembilan.

Meanwhile, he added that police are actively pursuing assets related to or owned by GISB.

He also said the police, in collaboration with the Inland Revenue Board, are investigating GISB’s recent tax assessment.

“This investigation focuses on several companies under GISB, which are believed to have failed to comply with certain provisions of the Income Tax Act 1967.”

Earlier this month, police rescued 402 people, some as young as one year old, from GISB-linked care homes who had suffered various forms of exploitation and abuse, including sodomization.

GISB has since denied the allegations of child exploitation and sexual abuse.

On September 23, Razarudin said that in phase four of Op Global, 187 more victims were rescued, including 100 men and 87 women.

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