KUALA LUMPUR: Several members of Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings's top management, including CEO Datuk Nasiruddin Mohd Ali and his wife have been detained by police.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said that a total of 19 people were arrested in a special Bukit Aman operation with raids by Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department,(CID) on four residence units at Jalan Imbi at about 5.40am on Thursday (Spet 19).
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"We detained 12 men and seven women in the raids.
"We are investigating them under several sections including Section 32(a) of the Child Act 2001 and Section 14 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) Act," he said when contacted on Thursday.
The IGP said the documentation process was still underway and that police would apply for their remand order at Shah Alam Magistrate's Court.
On Wednesday (Sept 18), five men including the son of a GISB leader were detained near the Bukit Kayu Hitam border checkpoint.
They have since been remanded for seven days.
On Sept 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 dorm caretakers.
