IPOH: Most of the 55 children rescued during Ops Global involving GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISB) in Perak have been claimed by their families, according to the state women, family, social welfare, cooperatives and entrepreneurship development committee chairman Datuk Salbiah Mohamed.
However, she did not disclose the exact number of children who have been reunited with their families.
"All actions undertaken by the Social Welfare Department are aimed at protecting the children involved, based on thorough investigations conducted by the authorities," she told reporters after the 2024 Perak Elderly Welfare Programme here on Tuesday (Dec 17).
Earlier, Women, Family, and Community Development Minister Nancy Shukri revealed that 130 children rescued from charity homes linked to GISB remained unclaimed by their parents.
In a separate development, Salbiah said a newborn baby boy found abandoned in a bush at Kampung Permatang near Sitiawan last Saturday was in stable condition at the Seri Manjung Hospital.
She added that her office would seek a court order to place the infant in a care centre under the Social Welfare Department.
The baby boy was found in a bush behind a surau, wrapped in a piece of cloth. – Bernama
