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THE Chief Executive Officer of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH), Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, 66, and 21 of the company’s senior leaders pleaded guilty on Friday to a preferred charge of being members of an unlawful organisation dating back five years.
They entered their pleas before Judge Datuk Seri Latifah Mohd Tahar during proceedings at the Kajang Court Complex.
Among the defendants were Nasiruddin, his wife Azura Md Yusof, 58, and Mohammad Adib At-Tamimi Asa’ari, 33, the son of GISBH’s former founder, Al-Arqam. Eight other female defendants included Hamimah Yakub, 72, 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. Eleven male defendants included 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.
The charge, made under Section 43 of the Societies Act 1966, alleged that the defendants were members of GISBH, considered an unlawful organisation, at premises in Bandar Country Homes, Rawang, between October 2020 and 11 September 2024. Conviction carries a maximum sentence of three years’ imprisonment, a fine of up to RM5,000, or both.
The defendants had originally faced a more serious charge under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code for being members of a criminal organisation, which carries imprisonment of five to 20 years, but were offered the lesser preferred charge under the Societies Act during proceedings on 30 October.
No bail was granted to the male defendants, while the female defendants were allowed bail of RM40,000 with two sureties, subject to reporting to the nearest police station every two weeks, attending all court dates, and not interfering with witnesses.
Mitigation submissions were presented by defence lawyers, followed by sentencing submissions from the prosecution.
The case had been transferred from the Selayang Sessions Court to the Shah Alam High Court on 23 December last year, and some defendants had previously sought release on bail while awaiting trial. - November 7, 2025