ANN/THE STAR – Bukit Aman has opened 10 investigation papers on Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) following reports of forced labour lodged by several people, says Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain.
The investigation papers were opened under Section 12 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act, he said in a statement yesterday.
The probes were initiated following police reports lodged by several people who had once worked with GISB.
Separately, Razarudin said police are also investigating information uploaded onto the Pukas Malaysia Facebook page which claimed that GISB had operated quarantine centres here and overseas.
“These centres are believed to be places for indoctrination purposes and to hold problematic members. The police are also tracing other assets linked to GISB.”
He also said investigations on tax payments by GISB were focused on its businesses that had failed to pay taxes during the current assessment year, and this was also being probed by the Inland Revenue Board.
He added that the investigations are being carried on several GISB businesses that had failed to adhere to provisions stipulated under the Income Tax Act.
On September 19, 19 people, including the GISB chief executive officer, his wife and other family members, were detained by Bukit Aman CID following raids on four residential units at Jalan Imbi.
On September 11, police rescued 402 children, comprising 201 boys and 201 girls, aged between one and 17, from the 20 care homes in Selangor and Negri Sembilan in a rescue operation codenamed Ops Global.
There were allegations that the children were abused, exploited and sexually assaulted.
A total of 171 suspects, aged between 17 and 64, were arrested, including a teacher and dormitory caretakers.
