PETALING JAYA: Fifty-five children were rescued from welfare homes managed by Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH) in Perak as of yesterday, says menteri besar Saarani Mohamad.
Saarani was quoted by Harian Metro as saying that the children, aged 12 and below, have been placed under the care of the social welfare department.
“There’s no denying that there are welfare homes in Perak run by GISBH. I have asked the Perak Islamic religious department director, Harith Fadzilah Abdul Halim, to collect information and data, and prepare a report (on its investigations into GISBH)," he said after an event in Kampung Beng, Lenggong, today.
He said he would seek an audience with Perak’s Sultan Nazrin Shah, who chairs the national council of Islamic religious affairs (MKI), once the report from the department is ready.
SPONSORED CONTENT Sinyi Group Founder, Chou Chun-Chi, Wins 2024 Asia Pacific Enterprise Award and Expands Sustainable Tourism Ventures in Sabah, Malaysia Kota Kinabalu: The 2024 Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards, hosted by Enterprise Asia, aims to recognize the most outstanding business leaders and organizations in the Asia-Pacific region. Read more He also said any decision for Perak to declare the teachings and beliefs of GISBH as deviant, as has been done in states like Perlis, will follow the rulings of the National Fatwa Council.
Earlier, it was reported that several states, including Terengganu, Negeri Sembilan and Penang, would await MKI’s decision on whether GISBH’s doctrines are deviant.
On Monday, police rescued four siblings in Tapah, Perak, who were seen in viral videos being allegedly abused while under the care of welfare homes purportedly managed by the company.
One of the children was the one seen in a viral video being caned by a GISBH member, according to Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain.
* Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss.
* Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
