PETALING JAYA: An Australian is among the seven people remanded for a week in connection with the Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) probe.
According to Sinar Harian, the seven, aged 18 to 55, included four wives and three children of GISB top executives.
The group, consisting of six women and a man, were brought to the Shah Alam Magistrate's Court under heavy police protection around 9.30am on Saturday (Sept 28).
Meanwhile, Bernama reported that the Magistrate's Court extended the remand period for 10 other suspects by four to seven days.
Their lawyer, Shalehuddin Salam, said they comprised eight men and two women aged 22 to 53, whose one-week remand ended on Saturday (Sept 28).
He said they are being investigated under Section 31(a) of the Child Act 2001, the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984, and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007.
On Sept 11, the police raided 20 welfare homes in Selangor and Negri Sembilan allegedly linked to GISB and suspected of involvement in labour exploitation and child abuse.
More than 300 individuals have been detained in the police investigation of 20 raided care homes linked to GISB since Sept 11.
Police also rescued 572 children in the operation codenamed Ops Global.
In raids conducted on Saturday (Sept 21), Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain had said a total of 138 bank accounts containing RM882,795 belonging to GISB had been frozen.
He said the IGP secretariat's Anti-Money Laundering (Amla) division has frozen the accounts under Section 44(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
The IGP said Saturday's raids showed there were empty premises, where GISB members are believed to have fled.
A total of 35 investigation papers have been opened since Sept 11.
Police also estimated GISB to have about 10,000 members.
