KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman will conduct a thorough investigation into allegations that 13 children rescued from care centres allegedly linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) were sodomised.
This follows a video posted by GISB executive chairman Datuk Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, where he acknowledged that "one or two" cases of sodomy had occurred in its care homes but claimed they only involved a few people.
"We are aware of what he said. He is free to make any statement, but we will still investigate the allegations that 13 children were sodomised. As I said before, our investigations are still at an early stage.
"We will conduct a thorough investigation and ensure justice is done," Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said on Saturday (Sept 14).
The country's top cop did not rule out the possibility that Nasiruddin will be called in to have his statement recorded to assist the ongoing investigation.
On Sept 11, police rescued 402 children, comprising 201 boys and 201 girls, aged between one and 17, from 20 care homes in Selangor and Negri Sembilan in a rescue operation codenamed Ops Global.
A total of 171 suspects, aged between 17 and 64 years old, were arrested, including a teacher and dorm caretakers.
On Friday (Sept 13), the IGP revealed that police are investigating allegations that 13 of the rescued children were sodomised.
He said police initially discovered that only four victims were believed to have been sodomised. However, after initial screenings at the Police Training Centre, they discovered nine others were believed to have been sodomised as well.
"So far, we are investigating allegations of sexual assaults on 13 children, in their teens," he said.
The police are also probing the source of funds for the raided care homes.
