7-day remand for 171 suspects nabbed in raids on welfare homes

All 171 suspects arrested in raids on welfare homes across Negeri Sembilan and Selangor for allegedly exploiting 402 children have been remanded for seven days, said Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Razarudin Husain.

The 20 premises raided have also been temporarily shut down, he added.

The premises were allegedly run by Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH).

“We know that some of these children, who should be in school, are not and (instead) receiving their own form of education. We may engage with the Education Ministry.

“When they opened these charity homes, (they were) supposedly for orphans, we also want to determine whether these homes were registered.

“That is part of our investigation, and from there, we can uncover other violations. Witnesses can also come forward,” he told the media.

Yesterday, it was reported that police raided 20 premises linked to GISBH and rescued 402 children from the welfare homes that allegedly taught them to sodomise each other.

The raids came following a police report on Sept 2 about alleged child abandonment, sexual assault and harassment of children at the homes.

However, GISBH denied the accusation and claimed it did not operate those premises.

Children of GISBH members?

Elaborating, Razarudin said the police believed that the rescued children were the offspring of GISBH members and were undergoing documentation and health examinations.

“We feel it’s necessary to collect DNA samples because we know that their fathers are members of GISBH itself.

“Regarding health and welfare, our partner agencies such as the Health Ministry and the Social Welfare Department are always with us and stationed at the police training centre,” he added.

Yesterday, Razarudin said the investigation into the case is being carried out under the Child Act 2001, the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007.

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