SEREMBAN: The Syariah Lower Court here has approved a bail bond application by the Negri Sembilan Islamic Department against the principal and deputy principal of a religious school in Rembau, believed to have links to GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISB).
Syariah Judge Yuhanis Yusop granted the application from the department's senior assistant director (operations) Ahmad Zaki Hamzah, to complete the investigation into the two persons of interest, aged 46 and 54 respectively.
Bail was set at RM1,500 for the principal under Section 22 of the Control of Islamic Religious Schools Enactment (Negeri Sembilan) 1996 and RM3,500 for the deputy principal under the same section, as well as Sections 52 and 53 of the Syariah Criminal (Negri Sembilan) (Amendment) Enactment 2019.
The duo must surrender their passports to the court, report monthly to the Rembau religious enforcement chief and refrain from contacting witnesses. The next mention is scheduled for Nov 12.
Meanwhile, department director Mohd Asri Abdullah, said both susepcts were arrested during Ops Global conducted by the police and its enforcement division at the school in Kampung Senama Hilir, Rembau, on Sept 21.
He said they were subsequently re-arrested at the Rembau police headquarters on Wednesday (Sept 25).
"The arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into the operation of an unlicensed religious school," he said in a statement here on Thursday (Sept 26).
Mohd Asri added that during questioning, both suspects were found to have attempted to revive the deviant Aurad Muhammadiah teachings. – Bernama
